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Gado bovino no pasto. Foto:  Marilei Aberte/Pixabay
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South American pampas lost 20% of grassland 1985–2022

The area covers over 1 mi km² between Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Losses include 9.1 mi hectares of native grassland. In Brazil, the biome is the second most de-characterized.

Alto Paraíso de Goiás (GO) -  Queimadas em área de Cerrado do município de Alto Paraíso próxima ao Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros (Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil)
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In 38 years, Brazil burned an area the size of Colombia and Chile

A total of 185.7 mi hectares—21.8% of the national territory—came under fire from 1985 to 2022. Satellite images show that the cerrado and the Amazon were the most affected biomes, with 86% of the burned region.

CAMPANHA GAÚCHA: O VINHO DOS PAMPAS
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Pampas region in South Brazil acclaimed for top-quality winemaking

In 2020, Campanha Gaúcha was given its own geographical indication seal. Today, 20 producers boast to have achieved the standards required to use the tag.

Vista aérea de floresta e rios da Amazônia
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New map details Brazil’s six major continental biomes

Brazilian government’s statistics institute IBGE on Wednesday (Oct 30) published a map detailing representations of Brazil’s six continental biomes: the Amazon, the Cerrado, the Atlantic Forest, the Caatinga, the Pampas, and the Pantanal.

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