The Amazon Theatre is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. source
Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America.
Amazon basin encompasses 7,000,000 square kilometres (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. source
Amazon basin encompasses 7,000,000 square kilometres (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest.
The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests
In The Amazon there is an estimation of 390 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species. source
In The Amazon there is an estimation of 390 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species.
The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de Orellana fought with the Tapuyas and other tribes.
The Amazon is home to about 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals. source
The Amazon is home to about 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals.
One in five of all the bird species in the world live in the rainforests of the Amazon.
One in five of the fish species live in Amazonian rivers and streams.
Scientists have described between 96,660 and 128,843 invertebrate species in Brazil alone.
The biodiversity of plant species is the highest on Earth. source
The biodiversity of plant species is the highest on Earth.
one square kilometer (247 acres) of Amazon rainforest can contain about 90,790 tonnes of living plants. source
one square kilometer (247 acres) of Amazon rainforest can contain about 90,790 tonnes of living plants.
The rainforest contains several species that can pose a hazard. Among the largest predatory creatures are the black caiman, jaguar, cougar, and anaconda.
The name Amazonas from the Amazons of Greek mythology, described by Herodotus and Diodorus.
