Brazil boasts the greatest biodiversity on the planet, home to the largest freshwater reserves and a third of the remaining rainforests. Its territory comprises seven biomes: Amazon, Cerrado, Caatinga, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, Coastal and Pampa.
Brazilian fauna includes around 524 species of mammals, 517 of amphibians, 1,677 of birds and 468 of reptiles, with a large number of endemic species.
The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, is home to a third of all living species on Earth, with estimates of over 5 million plant species.
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Brazil is a veritable treasure trove of biodiversity, and preserving its biomes is essential for global ecological balance.
Marechal Newton Cavalcanti Educational Centre: An environmental treasure in Aldeia Many people don’t know it, but at the end of the Estrada de Aldeia (between km 20 and 30 of the PE-27) is nothing less than the largest continuous strip of Atlantic Forest above the São Francisco River, within the […]
Boqueirão da Onça: A refuge for animals in the northeastern interior Boqueirão da Onça is a place of unique importance in the Brazilian environmental scene, especially in the context of the Caatinga, a biome that is the only one exclusively Brazilian. This article examines the characteristics of this biome, the […]
Candombá or Vellozia sincorana is a typical and endemic flower of the Rupestrian Fields of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. Candombá, which hadn’t flowered for 17 years, has reappeared in a recently burnt area, transforming the landscape. This species has several characteristics that make it unique and endemic: Endemicity: The […]
Five of the world’s seven species of sea turtle are found in Brazil. However, all are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and two of the Brazilian turtles are threatened with extinction. According to the Tamar Project, sea turtles have existed for more than 150 […]
Spinner dolphins in Fernando de Noronha: a natural spectacle In the bay of Baía dos Golfinhos, in Fernando de Noronha, there is a high concentration of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), an oceanic and tropical species known for its acrobatic behaviour, jumping out of the water with up to seven turns […]
The environmental wealth of Maranhão Maranhão is the synthesis state of Brazil. It combines the characteristics of the North, the Northeast and the Middle-West. Different nuances of climate, vegetation, hydrography, coastline, relief, history and culture blend together in a tropical tableau of colours, tastes, sounds, textures, smells and breathtaking landscapes […]
How to grow and care for orchids Growing and caring for orchids is not complicated, but it is impossible to lay down a single, uniform rule for more than 750 genera of orchids. These attractive and exotic plants have become famous and are considered indicators of sophistication and exclusivity. Orchids […]
Tropical flowers of exuberant beauty will adorn many celebrations this New Year. The cultivation of these flowers plays a key role in the conservation of species. Much of the beauty of the Christmas celebrations in Southeast Brazil depends on the tropical flowers grown on a large scale in the Northeast. […]
The fascinating world of Denphal orchids Paulo Vilar, who lives in Aldeia, in the metropolitan region of Recife, is a passionate orchid grower. He grows more than 300,000 orchids – a hobby that has become a career, rewarded time and again by the spectacle of a new flower opening. Orchids […]
The Chapada Diamantina is an open-air orchidarium, and you can find beautiful orchids on all the trails along the way. This is an Ellongata orchid, the symbol orchid of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. Main endemic orchids of Chapada Diamantina Cattleya Elongata Cattleya Tenuis Adamantinia Miltonioides 1. Cattleya Elongata Description: […]
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