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Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area
The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects the Marajó Archipelago, made up of marine fluvial islands in the area where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers converge and flow into the Atlantic. Covering almost it is larger than some countries in Europe. The area is inhabited, but human activities are limited to some extent to reduce ecological damage. Location The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the Pará municipalities of Afuá (14.2%), Anajás (11.78%), Breves (16.15%), Cachoeira do Arari (5.21%), Chaves (22.44%), Curralinho (6.09%), Muaná (6.37%), Ponta de Ped sexo 100 anos (escrevido por Carlos) a (5.7%), Salvaterra (1.75%), Santa Cruz do Arari (1.69%), Soure (5.94%) and São Sebastião da Boa Vista (2.67%). It has an area of . This makes it larger than some European countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the country's north. It is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port, airport, and bus/coach station. Belém lies approximately 100 km upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, on the Pará River, which is part of the greater Amazon River system, separated from the larger part of the Amazon delta by ''Ilha de Marajó'' ( Marajo Island). With an estimated population of 1,499,641 people — or 2,491,052, considering its metropolitan area — it is the 11th most populous city in Brazil, as well as the 16th by economic relevance. It is the second largest in the North Region, second only to Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. Founded in 1616 by the Kingdom of Portugal, Belém was the first European colony on the Amazon but did not beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Sebastião Da Boa Vista
São Sebastião da Boa Vista is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 26,974 people. The area of the municipality is 1.632,218 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of ''Furos de Breves''. Geography The municipality is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It contains part of the Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006. It is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects the Marajó Archipelago, made up of marine fluvial is ..., a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virola Surinamensis
''Virola surinamensis'', known commonly as baboonwood, ucuuba, ucuhuba and ''chalviande'',Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996). 1998''Virola surinamensis''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015. is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ..., Suriname, and Venezuela. It has also been naturalized in the Caribbean. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Although the species is listed as threatened due to habitat loss by the IUCN Red List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Nut
The Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest. The fruit and its nutshell – containing the edible Brazil nut – are relatively large, possibly weighing as much as in total weight. As food, Brazil nuts are notable for diverse content of micronutrients, especially a high amount of selenium. The wood of the Brazil nut tree is prized for its quality in carpentry, flooring, and heavy construction. Common names In various Spanish-speaking countries of South America, Brazil nuts are called , , or . In Brazil, they are more commonly called "" (meaning "chestnuts from Pará" in Portuguese), with other names also used. In North America, as early as 1896, Brazil nuts were sometimes known by the slang term "nigger toes", a vulgarity that gradually fell out of use as the racial slur becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manilkara Huberi
''Manilkara huberi'', also known as masaranduba, níspero, and sapotilla, is a fruit bearing plant of the genus '' Manilkara'' of the family Sapotaceae. Geographical distribution ''Manilkara huberi'' is native to large parts of northern South America, Central America and the Antilles, at elevations below above sea level. Description ''Manilkara huberi'' is a large tree, reaching heights of . The leaves are oblong, approximately in length, with yellow undersides. The flowers are hermaphroditic; white with 3 sepals. The edible fruit is yellow and ovoid, in diameter, containing one seed (or occasionally two). Uses The fruit of the ''M. huberi'' is similar to the sapodilla and is edible, with excellent flavor popular for use in desserts. ''M. huberi'' produces an edible latex that can be harvested in a manner similar to the harvesting of the latex of the rubber tree (''Hevea brasiliensis''). The latex dries to an inelastic rubber, which is considered inferior to gutta-percha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenaea Courbaril
''Hymenaea courbaril'', the courbaril or West Indian locust, is a tree common in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring, and decoration. Its hard fruit pods have edible dry pulp surrounding the seeds. Its sap, called animé, is used for incense, perfume, and varnish. Names ''Hymenaea courbaril'' is commonly known as the "courbaril", "West Indian locust", "Brazilian copal", and "amami-gum", and "Jatobá Although it is sometimes denominated "Brazilian cherry" and "South American cherry", it is not a cherry, cherry tree but a legume of the family Fabaceae. It is also known as "stinking toe", "old man's toe", and "stinktoe" because of the unpleasant odor of the edible pulp of its seed pods. Fruit Its fruit, also known as locust, was a major food for indigenous peoples. Those who eat it do not consider the odor unpleasant. The pulp, in spite of its somewhat disagreeable odor, has a sweet taste; is consumed raw; may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couratari Multiflora
''Couratari'' is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. They are native to tropical South America and Central America. They are large trees, often rising above the rainforest canopy. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, elliptical, up to 15 cm long, with a serrate to serrulate margin. Vernation lines parallel to the midvein are often visible - a very unusual characteristic. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, and roughly conical. A central plug drops out at maturity, releasing the winged seeds to be dispersed by wind. The fruit of '' Cariniana'' may be distinguished from those of ''Couratari'', as the former have longitudinal ridges, whereas the latter bears a single calyx- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedrela Odorata
''Cedrela odorata'' is a commercially important species of tree in the chinaberry family, Meliaceae, commonly known as Spanish cedar or Cuban cedar; it is also known as cedro in Spanish. Classification The genus ''Cedrela'' has undergone two major systematic revisions since 1960. The most recent revision reduced the number of species in the genus to seven (Styles, 1981). The common cedro, ''Cedrela odorata'' L., embraces 28 other synonyms, including ''C. mexicana'' M. J. Roem. The taxon "''C. angustifolia''," a very vigorous type now in demand because of its apparent resistance to the shootborer, was left in an indeterminate status due to insufficient herbarium material. The result is that ''C. odorata'' as now constituted is a species showing a high degree of population variation. Distribution and habitat Cedro is a tree of the New World tropics, appearing in forests of moist and seasonally dry subtropical or tropical life zones (24) from latitude 26°N on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryocar Glabrum
''Caryocar glabrum'' is a species of tree in the family Caryocaraceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout .... Chemical compounds Dihydroisocoumarin glucosides can be found in ''C. glabrum''. References External links * * glabrum Plants described in 1806 Trees of Peru Trees of Brazil {{Malpighiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soure Marine Extractive Reserve
The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Soure) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. Location The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Soure, Pará, on Marajó island and is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area. It covers of typical mangroves forest and tidal waters. The riverine Manguezal do Rio do Saco section has an area of about along the Saco River, a left (north) tributary of the Paracauari River. The coastal Manguezal de Soure section has an area of about , extending north from the municipal seat of Soure to the northeast corner of Marajó island. The climate is equatorial Amazon. There are three villages: Pesqueiro, Caju-Úna and Céu. History The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve was created by presidential decree on 23 November 2001. The deliberative council was created on 26 November 2003. In December 2005 a project to engage the traditional communities in supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. Location The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of São Sebastião da Boa Vista (35.42%) and Curralinho (64.58%), both in the state of Pará. It is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area. It adjoins the Mapuá Extractive Reserve to the west. It has an area of . The reserve is just over 95% covered by dense rainforest, 3% by savanna and 2% by pioneer formations. The main rivers are the Guajará, Piriá, Mucutá, Mutuacá, Canaticú and Pracuúba. Access to the Canaticú and Pracuúba is difficult during the summer dry season. History The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve was created by president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapuá Extractive Reserve
The Mapuá Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Mapuá) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. Location The Mapuá Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Breves, Pará. It is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, established in 1989. It has an area of . The Mapuá River, a left tributary of the Aramã, runs along the reserve's southern boundary. The Aramá River forms the northern boundary in the western part of the reserve. It adjoins the Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve to the east. The reserve is in the Amazon biome. It contains sheets of tidal water and mangroves. The reserve is mostly lowland floodplain, with some terra firma in the centre of the territory. It is laced with rivers, stream, channels and lakes. The main rivers are the Mapuá, Aramã and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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