Bananal Island

	Bananal Island Bananal Island ( pt, Ilha do Bananal, ) is a large river island formed from the bisection of the Araguaia River, in southwestern Tocantins, Brazil. The island is formed by a fork in a very flat section of the Araguaia River. Bananal Island is the second largest river island in the world and the largest without an ocean coastline, at long and wide. Its total area is . The rivers within the island flow parallel to the Araguaia, and the Jaburu do Bananal is the longest river within a river. Environmental and cultural protection Bananal Island is a nature and culture preserve. In accordance with Article 28 of the Statute of Indian Law (Artigo 28 do Estatuto do Indío-lei) No. 6001 laid out on 19 December 1973, an area of is preserved as Araguaia National Park and further as cultural preserve for indigenous peoples. The northern third of the island, which is designated as a national park, is a popular destination for ecotourism. The southern two-thirds are indigenous territori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2014. Construction of its capital, Palmas, began in 1989; most of the other cities in the state date to the Portuguese colonial period. With the exception of Araguaína, there are few other cities with a significant population in the state. The government has invested in a new capital, a major hydropower dam, railroads and related infrastructure to develop this primarily agricultural area. The state has 0.75% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 0.5% of the Brazilian GDP. Tocantins has attracted hundreds of thousands of new residents, primarily to Palmas. It is building on its hydropower resources. The Araguaia and Tocantins rivers drain the largest watershed that lies entirely inside Brazilian territory. The Rio Tocanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Santa Isabel (Bananal Island) Saint or Santa Isabel, Isabela, or Isabella (Spanish and Portuguese for " Saint Elizabeth") may refer to: People * Elizabeth of Portugal * Saint Isabelle of France Places Argentina * Santa Isabel, Buenos Aires, a settlement in General Alvear Partido * Santa Isabel, Córdoba, a neighbourhood in the city of Córdoba * Santa Isabel, La Pampa, in the province of La Pampa Brazil * Santa Isabel, Espírito Santo, a town in the state of Espírito Santo * Santa Isabel, Goiás, a town in the state of Goiás * Santa Isabel, São Paulo, a town in the state of São Paulo * Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, in the state of Amazonas * Vila Santa Isabel, a neighborhood in Carrão (district of São Paulo) Cape Verde * Santa Isabel (Boa Vista), a parish on the island of Boa Vista Colombia * Santa Isabel (Bogotá), a barrio (neighborhood) in Bogotá * Santa Isabel, Tolima, a town in Tolima department * Santa Isabel (TransMilenio), a station on Bogotá's TransMilenio mass-transit system * San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Indigenous Territories (Brazil) An indigenous territory is an area of land set aside for the use of indigenous peoples in a country that is largely populated by colonists from another region, typically Europe. The term may refer to Indigenous territory (Brazil) ( pt, Terra indígena) Indigenous territory (Bolivia) ( es, Territorio indígena originario campesinos) * Indigenous territory (Colombia) ( es, Territorio indígena) * Indigenous territory (Costa Rica) ( es, Territorio indígena) * Indigenous and community conserved area, a concept defined by the IUCN See also Indigenous Protected Area An Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is a class of protected area used in Australia; each is formed by voluntary agreement with Indigenous Australians, and declared by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander representative organisation ... , area defined under a system of land management whereby traditional owners manage flora and fauna in protected areas of Australia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ramsar Sites In Brazil Ramsar may refer to: * Places so named: Ramsar, Mazandaran, city in Iran Ramsar, Rajasthan, village in India * Eponyms of the Iranian city: Ramsar Convention concerning wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran Ramsar site, wetland listed in accord wth the Ramsar Convention * Others ** Ramsar Palace The Ramsar Palace or Marmar Palace is one of the historic buildings and royal residences in Iran. The palace is in Ramsar, a city on the coast of the Caspian Sea. History The Ramsar Palace was established on a land of 60,000 square meters in 1 ..., a palace in Ramsar, Mazandaran See also * :Ramsar sites {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Formoso Do Araguaia Formoso do Araguaia is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... It is the largest municipality by area in that state. See also * List of municipalities in Tocantins References Populated places established in 1963 Municipalities in Tocantins {{Tocantins-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lagoa Da Confusão Lagoa da Confusão is the westernmost city in the state of Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2 .... References Municipalities in Tocantins {{Tocantins-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pium Pium is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains the Cantão State Park, created in 1998. It contains 21.56% of the Ilha do Bananal / Cantão Environmental Protection Area The Ilha do Bananal / Cantão Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Ilha do Bananal/Cantão or Leandro Environmental Protection Area is an environmental protection area in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. Location The ..., created in 1997. See also * List of municipalities in Tocantins References Municipalities in Tocantins {{Tocantins-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Municipalities In Tocantins This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Tocantins (TO), located in the North Region of Brazil. Tocantins is divided into 139 municipalities, which are grouped into 8 microregions, which are grouped into 2 mesoregions. See also Geography of Brazil List of cities in Brazil {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Municipalities In Tocantins * Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring states (from west clockwise) are: Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. The state is roughly 82.2% of the size of its southwest neighbor, the nation of Bolivia. A state with a flat landscape that alternates between vast '' chapadas'' and plain areas, Mato Grosso contains three main ecosystems: the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest. The Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, with caves, grottoes, tracks, and waterfalls, is one of its tourist attractions. The extreme northwest of the state has a small part of the Amazonian forest. The Xingu Indigenous Park and the Araguaia River are in Mato Grosso. Farther south, the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, is the habitat for nearly one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	São João, Tocantins SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * ''Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]