Hi, I'm sorry for writing in English, but I don't know German and would like to share with you some pictures that show how Brazil is biodiverse. I guess this is the right place

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Area - Total 8 514 876.599 km ² (5th)
Population - Estimated 2009 191 480 630 inhab. (5)
Density 22 inhabitants / km ² (182)
GDP (PPP basis) Estimated 2009
Total - U.S. $ 1.995 trillion USD * (8)
Gini (2008) ▼ 49.3 - high
HDI (2007) 0.813 (75th) - high
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The wildlife of Brazil is all the natural flora and fauna in the South American country. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which contains more than one-third of all species in the world, Brazil is considered to have the greatest biodiversity of any country on the planet. It has the most known species of plants (55,000), freshwater fish (3000) and mammals (over 520). It also ranks third on the list of countries with the most number of bird species (1622) and fifth with the most reptile species (468). Approximately two-thirds of all species worldwide are found in tropical areas, often coinciding with developing countries such as Brazil. Brazil is second only to Indonesia as the country with the most endemic species.

Chapada Diamantina

The Chapada Diamantina is a region of mountains, located in the center of the Brazilian state of Bahia, Northeast Region

Bahia State

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por Andras Jancsik

Maragogi

municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, Northeast Region

Alagoas

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São Francisco de Paula

Brazilian municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, South Region

Rio Grande do Sul

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por Eduardo Amorim

Serra do Corvo Branco

It is one of the mountains of Santa Catarina state, located in the southern state in Urubici, Southern Region

Santa Catarina

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Morro da Baleia

Chapada do Veadeiros, State of Goias - Midwest Region

Goiás

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Área - 340.086,698 km²

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Serra da Mantiqueira


Mountain located in Cruzeiro, Sao Paulo, Southeast Region

São Paulo

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Área - 248.209,426 km²

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por Mário Negão

Porto de Galinhas

Located in the south of Pernambuco State, Northeast Region

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Brazilians, the most missionary and patriotic people on the planet. ;)

Nice shots, nevertheless.

Monte Roraima

locate - Roraima State, Northern Region, on the border with Venezuela and Guyana. 2739 meters.

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Monte Roraima is one of a hilly terrain with hundreds of other mountains and hills called Tepuis located south of Venezuela (area scalable), extreme northern Brazil and western Guyana constituting the triple border. It is located in the Sierra de Pacaraima, is the highest point of Guyana, and the tenth largest rock formation Brazil, with an altitude of 2739.30 meters.

The Roraima stands out for having unique characteristics. Estimated to have risen more than 2 billion years, during which even the continents had separated and have acquired so today. One of the peculiarities that differentiate it from most other mountains is that resemble a huge "table", ie its top is flat (and has about 90 km long). Also, drain the hill million liters of water forming several waterfalls, in Venezuela the Indians call it the "mother of waters."

Gruta da Lagoa Azul

It is located in the municipality of Bonito, in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Region

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Sonho Verde Beach

Alagoas State, northeast Region

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por Leo.Villanova

What animals live in that cave? Don't see much biodiversity there. Please enlighten.

What animals live in that cave? Don't see much biodiversity there. Please enlighten.

That Cave has just that big blue lake. I will show you some animals later, now some beautiful landscapes. :)

São Joaquim

Santa Catarina State, Southern Region.

Santa Catarina

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Forum - Brasil abaixo de zero

Ich liebe diese urzeitlichen, gottverlassenen tropischen Berglandschaften. Ist wie ein anderer Planet.

Iguaçu Falls (Cataratas do Iguaçu)

It's on Foz do Iguaçu, Parana State, Southern Region

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Atol Das Rocas

Atol das Rocas is an atoll in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte, northeast Region

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Morro de São Paulo, Ilha tinharé (Tinharé Island)

It is an island in the State of Bahia, Northeast Region.

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Monte Caburaí (Amazon rainforest)

is the most setrentrional of Brazil in Roraima State, Northern Region. 1.465 meters

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Jalapão National Park (Table Mountains)

Jalapão is a state park in eastern Tocantins, North Region, Brazil, about 250 kilometers from the Tocantins capital, Palmas. It occupies 34,000 km2, making it the largest state park in Tocantins. The region is considered one of the biggest attractions of the cerrado, a tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil, and has increasingly received interest among adventure tourism and ecotourism fans.

The vegetation is predominantly savannas, cut off by a web of rivers, streams and creeks.

State Of Tocantins

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Abismo Anhumas, Bonito.

A Big Cave In Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Region.

State of Mato Grosso do Sul

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^ Incredible cave! :applause:


I just love the lush primeval forests spreaded on ridges and mountains in Brazil.
Indeed seems like a landscape of another planet, when you see the stuff going on with so many forests. What about tropical deforestation in Brazil? Still a lot of illegal uprooting going I guess? :(

Subtropical (temperate) Forest in Cambará do Sul

Cambará do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Sul

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por Luana Baltoré

(Von Rio Grande do Sul in Rio Grande do Norte) From Rio Grande do Sul to Rio grande do Norte

( Ein Strand in Rio Grande do Norte) A Beach in Rio Grande do Norte


State of Rio Grande do Norte
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por Eduardo Loureiro

Jericoacoara Beach

(Es ist ein Strand in der Gemeinde von Jericoacoara, Bundesstaat Ceará, Nordost-Region.
) It's a beach in the municipality of Jericoacoara, Ceara state, northeastern region.

Staat Ceará

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wow, really nice landscapeshots!

Lovely:

Cachoeira da Fumaça - State of Bahia

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Waterfall Cachoeirão - Mucugê - State of Bahia

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ARAMANAI BEACH - State of Pará - amazon rainforest

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This pictures are amazing..... congratulation for showing that you can see, for example, snow in our country! I really want to meet placas like shown here, are very particular, and are national!

nice pics, bit i have to say that venezuela is even more diverse although it is
smaller. ( i have been to both countries ! )

Subtropical (temperate) Forest in Cambará do Sul

Cambará do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Sul

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por Luana Baltoré


Das ist kein einheimischen Wald. Es scheint Eukalyptus, der nationalen australischen Baum, weit verbreitet in Brasilien für Holz-und Papierindustrie.

It's not a native forest.


What about tropical deforestation in Brazil? Still a lot of illegal uprooting going I guess? :(

Nicht so viel, wirklich. Es fiel von fast 30.000 km² pro Jahr in den 1990er Jahren für nur 7.000 km² in den vergangenen Jahren. Die Umweltgesetze sind strikt durchgesetzt werden. Wie gesagt, die Industrie benutzen Eukalyptus oder Pinus Holz.