10 Major Physical Features of Brazil's Geography
- Amazon Rainforest – world’s largest, ~10% of known species.
- Atlantic Forest – coastal biodiversity hotspot.
- Pantanal – largest tropical wetland.
- Cerrado – vast savanna with unique flora.
- Caatinga – semi-arid thorny scrubland.
- Amazon River – 2nd longest globally, vital for transport/ecology.
- Paraná River – major hydroelectric source, forms Iguazu Falls.
- São Francisco River – longest entirely Brazilian river.
- Sugarloaf Mountain – iconic Rio de Janeiro peak (396 m).
- Iguazu Falls – UNESCO site, massive waterfall system.