A report on Cerrado
Vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Minas Gerais and the Federal District.
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Goiás
6 linksBrazilian state located in the Center-West region.
Brazilian state located in the Center-West region.
Goiás is covered with a woodland savanna known in Brazil as campo cerrado, although there are still tropical forests along the rivers.
Minas Gerais
5 linksState in Southeastern Brazil.
State in Southeastern Brazil.
The west of Minas Gerais, also known as "Triângulo Mineiro" (which means "the Minas Triangle", due to the geographic shape of this region), is composed of a particular type of savanna, known as the Cerrado. This region was initially occupied by large free-wheeling beef ranches, which are still important for the economy of the region. Over the 1990s, extensive soy and corn farms occupied much of the farming land available. The Cerrado is also one of the principal coffee-growing areas of Brazil. The main cities of this region are Uberlândia, Uberaba, Patos de Minas and Araguari.
Tocantins
4 linksOne of the 26 states of Brazil.
One of the 26 states of Brazil.
Because it is in the central zone of the country, Tocantins has characteristics of the Amazon Basin, and also semi-open pastures, known as cerrado.
Mato Grosso
3 linksOne of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region.
One of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region.
A state with a flat landscape that alternates between vast chapadas and plain areas, Mato Grosso contains three main ecosystems: the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest.
Mato Grosso do Sul
3 linksOne of the Midwestern states of Brazil.
One of the Midwestern states of Brazil.
The "cerrado" landscape is characterized by extensive savanna formations crossed by gallery forests and stream valleys.
Federal District (Brazil)
2 linksOne of 27 federative units of Brazil.
One of 27 federative units of Brazil.
The artificial Paranoá Lake, with almost 40 km2 and 500 e6m3 of water, was built to minimize the severe drought and consequent flammability of the dry season in the cerrado region.
Brazil
2 linksLargest country in both South America and Latin America.
Largest country in both South America and Latin America.
Brazil's large territory comprises different ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, recognized as having the greatest biological diversity in the world, with the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, sustaining the greatest biodiversity.
Emas National Park
4 linksNational park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
National park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
It covers 1320 km2 of cerrado savannah.
Savanna
0 linksMixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
Mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
The South American savanna types cerrado sensu stricto and cerrado dense typically have densities of trees similar to or higher than that found in South American tropical forests, with savanna ranging from 800–3300 trees per hectare (trees/ha) and adjacent forests with 800–2000 trees/ha.
Serra do Cipó National Park
1 linksNational park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
National park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The park is in the Cerrado biome.