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Publication Date
3-19-2009
Description
A small riverboat goes down the Amazon river near Santarém (PA). Until the late 19th century the Amazon region was largely ignored and spices such as vanilla, cassia, and cinnamon as well as timber and cacao were the main products traded. Today the Amazon makes up most ofthe North, the largest region of Brazil (42% of the national territory), yet it remains sparsely populated (6% of the total population). The equatorial forest, the tropical environment, and limited exploitation of economic resources have restricted, until recently, extensive settlement of this area.Um pequeno barco desce o Rio Amazonas perto de Santarém (PA). Até os fins do século !XX a Região Amazónica foi largamente ignorada e espécies vegetais como a baunilha, cássia e canela, bem como madeira e cacau foram os principais produtos de comércio. Hoje a Amazónia compreende a maior parte do Norte, a maior região do Brasil (42% do território nacional), mas continua esparsamente populada (6% da população total). A floresta equatorial, o ambiente tropical e a exploração limitada dos recursos económicos têm restringido, até recentemente, o povoamento extensivo dessa área.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994
Keywords
Brazil: Belem Manaus
