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Tumucumaque Mountains National Park has an area of more than 38,800 square kilometres (14,980 sq mi), making it the world's largest tropical forest national park and larger than Belgium. [4] This area even reaches 59,000 square kilometres (22,780 sq mi) when including the bordering Guiana Amazonian Park , a national park in French Guiana .
Mantiqueira Mountains Highest in São Paulo state Pico das Agulhas Negras: 2,791: 9,157: Mantiqueira Mountains Highest in Rio de Janeiro State Pico do Cristal: 2,770: 9,088 Mount Roraima: 2,734: 8,970: Guiana Shield Shared with Venezuela and Guyana – Border tripoint elevation [2] Pico dos Marins: 2,420: 7,940: Mantiqueira Mountains Pico do ...
Agulhas Negras Peak (Portuguese: Pico das Agulhas Negras, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku daz aˈɡuʎɐz ˈneɡɾɐs], lit. ' Black Needles Peak ') is the fifth-highest mountain in Brazil, [Note 1] standing at 2,791 metres (9,157 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest in the Brazilian Highlands. [3]
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It was the first railway in Brazil and accelerated the development of São Paulo. The second funicular line was constructed at the turn of the 20th century. The construction of the track crossing the mountains covered by Serra do Mar coastal forests was a challenging task due to the demanding terrain. Paranapiacaba was designed following the ...
Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos: "Organs Range") is a national park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] [2] It protects the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range and the water sources in the range. It was the third national park to be created in Brazil.
Picasa gallery of photographs [permanent dead link ] from two Brazilian private expeditions to Pico da Neblina, maintained by Orlei S. Jr. of the Brazilian Mundo Vertical mountaineering site, where some pictures also show Pico 31 de Março as a rounded secondary peak. There is also a picture of Pico da Neblina taken from the top of 31 de ...
Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft) above sea-level, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.