Sertão
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The sertão is the "hinterland" or "backcountry" of Brazil. The word refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil or the hinterlands of the country in general. Northeast
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Sertão in the Grande Sertão Veredas National Park
Rainbow at Brazilian Sertão (desert). Cícero Dantas, Bahia, Brazil.
The Sertão (desert) of Brazil
Caatinga
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Caatinga is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Old Tupi word ka'atinga, mean
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…similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English). Northeast Brazil is largely covered in a scrubby upland forest called caatingas, from the Tupi language, meaning white forest. Leaves fall during dry season and most of the vegetation, mainly bushes and small trees, is reduced to…
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Chapada Diamantina in Bahia state, in Brazil
Common rock formations in the caatinga, during the rainy season.
Brazilian soldiers of the 72.º Batalhão de Infantaria training in the caatinga. Note the spike protective Jibão clothing for the region.