Brazil Photos

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:38:25

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Surui Indians

Photograph by Michael Nichols

The indigenous Surui (or Paiter) Indians have lost much of their forest territory to clearing. But recent research has shown that reserves established for Indian peoples are providing significant Amazon forest protection. Indigenous groups make up less than 1 percent (700,000) of Brazil’s population, most in the Amazon region.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:38:43

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Sugarloaf Mountain

Photograph by Zoran Milich/Masterfile

Sugarloaf Mountain juts into the sky over a beach in Rio de Janeiro, a city known for its magnetic beach culture.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:38:54

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Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Photograph by Sergio Tafner Jorge

Families, swimmers, and sunbathers crowd Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. With its crescent of sand, hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops, Copacabana might well be the most famous beach in the world.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:39:11

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Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Cars

Photograph by Craig Hayman, My Shot

Cable cars ascend through low clouds to reach Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf), a true symbol of Rio. The landmark, which is actually two mountains, has been accessible via cable car since 1912.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:39:23

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São Paulo Nightclub

Photograph by Christian Tragni/Aurora Photos

Clubgoers are lit by bright strobes while dancing at a discotheque in São Paolo. Dancing and nightlife are popular in the nation of nearly 200 million. São Paulo, with some 10.9 million people, is Brazil's largest city—and one of the world's largest metropolises

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:39:37

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Dunes

Photograph by Francesc Carreras, My Shot

Rainwater-created pools provide oases between sand dunes in northeast Brazil. The region—subject to devastating droughts—is the second most populous in the country, extending from Maranhão in the north down to Bahia.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:39:55

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Formoso River

Photograph by Minden Pictures/Masterlife

Palm trees beside the Formoso River are silhouetted against the horizon in Brazil’s cerrado, a vast savannah ecosystem. Conservationists are concerned that the biologically diverse region is under threat from the country’s unregulated biofuels boom.

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