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pampa
The Pampas (; from Quechua 'plain'), also known as the Pampas Plain, are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. The vast plains are a natural region, interrupted only by the low Ventana and Tandil hills, near Bahía Blanca and Tandil (Argentina), with a height of and , respectively. This ecoregion has been changed by humans, especially since the release of animals like cattle, pigs, and especially sheep onto the
Fernando de Noronha
archipelago of islands in Brazil
Pantanal
The Pantanal (, ) is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay. It sprawls over an area estimated at between . Various subregional ecosystems exist, each with distinct hydrological, geological, and ecological characteristics; up to 12 of them have been defined.
Gran Chaco
region of Southern America
Brazilian Highlands
extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil
Atlantic Forest
biome in South America
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
Brazilian archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
Cerrado
The Cerrado () is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in central Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are the Brazilian Highlands – the Planalto. The main habitat types of the Cerrado consist of forest savanna, wooded savanna, park savanna and gramineous-woody savanna. The Cerrado also includes savanna wetlands and gallery forests.
Trindade and Martim Vaz
archipelago in Atlantic belonging to Brazil
tepui
A tepui (), or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.
Caatinga
Caatinga (; ) is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word ''ka'atinga'', meaning 'white forest' (''ka'a'' = 'forest, vegetation'; tinga = 'white'). The Caatinga is a xeric shrubland and thorn forest, which consists primarily of small, thorny trees that shed their leaves seasonally. Cacti, thick-stemmed plants, thorny brush, and arid-adapted grasses make up the ground layer. Most vegetation experiences a brief burst of activity during the three-month-long rainy season.
restinga
thumb|right|325px|Restinga habitat, São Paulo state Restingas () are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil. They form on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, and are characterized by medium-sized trees and shrubs adapted to the drier and nutrient-poor conditions. One of the most notable restingas is the Restinga da Marambaia (in Rio de Janeiro), which is owned and kept by the Brazilian Army.
Moxos savanna
tropical savanna in Bolivia
Araucaria moist forests
coniferous forest ecoregion of the Atlantic Forest Biome in South America
Alto Paraná Atlantic forests
ecoregion in South America
Atlantic Coast restingas
ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome
Bahia coastal forests
ecoregion in Brazil
Southwestern Amazonian moist forests
ecoregion in the Upper Amazon basin
Atlantic dry forests
tropical dry forest ecoregion of the Atlantic Forest Biome
Maranhão Babaçu forests
ecoregion in Brazil
Caatinga enclaves moist forests
ecoregion of Brazil
Chiquitano dry forests
Ecoregion in Bolivia and Brazil
Uruguayan savanna
terrestrial ecoregion in South America
Pernambuco interior forests
ecoregion in eastern Brazil
Campinarana
Campinarana (NT0158, ), also called Rio Negro Campinarana, is a neotropical ecoregion in the Amazon biome of the north west of Brazil, southern Venezuela, and the east of Colombia that contains vegetation adapted to extremely poor soil. It includes savanna, scrub and forest, and contains many endemic species of fauna and flora.
Bahia mangroves
tropical ecoregion of the Mangrove forests Biome, and the South American Atlantic Forest biome, located in Northeastern Brazil
Northeastern Brazil restingas
Pernambuco coastal forests
ecoregion in Brazil
Guianan Lowland Moist Forests
Ecoregion
Raso da Catarina
Ecoregion in Brazil
Guianan savanna
South American ecoregion
Serra do Mar coastal forests
ecoregion in Brazil
Bahia interior forests
ecological zone in Brazil