• Brazil’s geography is a fascinating one. As the home of the acclaimed Amazon Rainforest, as well as the Brazilian Highlands and vast stretches of coastline, this South American country continues to impress visitors in its natural splendour and complexity. Brazil has a total surface area of 8 514 877 square kilometres (3 287 612 square miles) of which 8 459 417 square kilometres (3 266 199 square miles) is land and 55 460 square kilometres (or 21 410 square miles) is water. As such, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world (both in terms of area and population) and occupies almost half of the entire South American continent. The coastline stretches for 7 491 kilometres (or 4 655 miles), and continues to be a major tourist attraction for the country. The shore is made up of mangroves, lagoons, dunes and spectacular coral reefs.

 

• There are 12 major hydrographic regions in Brazil, seven of which have dominant rivers, while the remaining five do not. These are:

 

1. Amazona

2. Paraguai

3. Paraná
4. Parnaíba
5. São Francisco
6. Tocantins
7. Uruguai
8. Atlântico Nordeste Ocidental (Western North-east Atlantic)
9. Atlântico Nordeste Oriental (Eastern North-east Atlantic)
10. Atlântico Leste (Eastern Atlantic)
11. Atlântico Sudeste (South-east Atlantic)
12. Atlântico Sul (South Atlantic)