Flora and Fauna

Brazil has the largest diversity of animal and plant species on earth. You can find approx. 50 000 different species of plant life in the Amazon, and only half of them are named and classified. There are 2'500 different types of trees, some of them over 60 meters high.
The Amazon is also known for its Parakeets, Humming birds, and Tukane. There are approx. 1'500 known insect and butterfly species. The biggest animals in the rainforest are the Tapir, the wild pigs, the Jaguars and the Pumas. Other animals that live in the rainforest include wild cats, monkeys, sloth, armadillo and anteaters. There are many different sorts of fish in this region, including the aggressive piranha.