According to the Ministry of the Environment, the Brazilian Amazon has a territory of 4,196,943 million km2 (IBGE, 2004), where 2,500 species of trees grow (or one-third of all tropical wood in the world) and have more than 30 thousand species of plants (of the 100 thousand in South America).
Besides the natural riches such as ore, fish, rubber, Brazil nut, among others, cultural diversity is also a differential of the region within the national territory. The highlight is how the people can combine their riches, the use and preservation of ecosystems.
With the equatorial climate, hot and humid, it has only two well defined seasons: summer and rainy season. The Amazon has an average annual temperature of 28ºC. An intense heat softened by the heavy rains that fall in the region, mainly, from December to June.
Recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Amazon is responsible for helping to regulate the climate around the planet and to preserve the greatest biodiversity on the planet.
It is a place to be known, unveiled and preserved by the world.