Flora and Fauna In Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Plant and animal wealth in Brazil is impressive in its magnitude.

The forest area covers 480 million hectares, accounting for approximately 12.5 of the world total. Almost half of the land is covered with forests of different characteristics. The sertao (dry or mountainous terrain suitable for livestock) alternates with the caatinga (arid zone, with xerophytes vegetation) and the formats (forests). On the river banks, subject to continuous flooding; the trees dont reach the further development of the acquired banks.

Brazilian wildlife abounds in the jaguar, puma, ocelot, martens and foxes, there are also tapirs, peccaries, peccaries, wild pigs, deer, sloths, tamanduas and capybaras. Some fifty varieties ofthe thick forests are home to monkeys, of which the most characteristic is the caray or howler monkey. The Brazilian rainforest is also the ideal environment for many birds, parrots, macaws, parrots, hawks, toucans, Trupial, tree ibis, cormorants, eagles, red, etc. In its rivers include the anaconda and the cottonmouth (snakes), and alligators and turtles.