Landscapes in Brazil

Landscapes

The Iguazu FallsThe waterfalls consist of 275 falls along the 1.7 miles of the Iguazu River. Individual falls are up to 82 metres heigh, though the majority stand at 64 metres Vladimira Dvorakova / age fotostock;

Brazil is divided into 27 states distributed over five huge areas. The North is made up of 7 states, which are completely covered by the Amazonian forest. The North-East holds 9 states, where most of the large private domains and farming are centred. The centre West and its 4 states hold the majority of the population and the capital, Brasilia. The South-East is divided into 4 states, but has 40% of the population and the main towns. Finally, the south and its 4 states is the land of the gauchos, but also the land that has the highest concentration of ethnic mixtures.