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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
Large clearing in the equatorial forest for planting corn in the foreground are several manioc plants and a large tree stump. In order to make a clearing, the best trees are selected for possible use as timber and the rest of the vegetation is burned. In many areas where there is no feasible way to sell trees as timber the whole area is simply set on fire.Uma grande área desmatada na floresta equatorial para a plantação de milho. Na frente vê-se algumas plantas de mandioca e um grande toco de árvore. Para abrir uma clareira as melhores árvores são selecionadas para possível uso da madeira e o resto da vegetação é queimada. Em muitas áreas onde não há meios de se vender a madeira, toda a vegetação é simplesmente incendiada.
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 1988
Keywords
Brazil: Introduction to Brazil
