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Publication Date
4-6-2009
Description
Wooden house on stilts along the Tocantins river in the state of Pará. Houses along the river are built on stilts to avoid the regular flooding that occurs. The North is the largest region of Brazil (42% of the national territory), yet it is very sparsely populated (6% of the total population). The equatorial forest, the unpleasant tropical environment, and the limited exploitable economic resources have restricted, until recently, extensive settlement of this area.Casas de madeira de palafitas ao longo do rio Tocantins no estado do Pará. As casas ao longo do rio SilO construídas sobre palafitas, a fim de evitar as constante enchentes que ali ocorrem. A região Norte é a maior do país (42% do território nacional) , mas ainda é escassamente povoada (6% do total populacional) . Devido à descoberta de poucos recursos exploráveis e ao desagradável ambiente tropical, a regiílo foi bastante desconsiderada até fins do século XIX.
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 1989
Keywords
Brazil: Ethnicity and Population
