Natural Resources from Brazil

Brazil has a wide variety of mineral resources, cano, tantalita, amic, graphite, talc, tin, magnesite, niobito, vermiculite, gold, phosphates and iron are performed.

Among all minerals, the production of niobium and iron stands out. Brazil is one of the greater iron exporters Worldwide, being one of the great factors that contribute to the country’s economy.

Gold in Brazil had great importance in the 80s, causing the country to climb on its economy. However, the contamination that the soil has suffered due to the abusive use of mercury has made this mineral degraded. Despite this, the Gold export and sale in Brazil It is still a very significant economic factor.

The Natural and oil gas reserves in Brazil They are located mainly in the oceanic regions throughout the coast. However, at the Amazon the reserves of both resources are minor.

In a study conducted in 2010, it was announced that approximately 50% of the discoveries of oil deposits found on planet Earth, occurred in the Brazilian territory.

Wood is another important resources that can be found in Brazil and is used mainly by the local population. It is one of the main sources of wealth that the country has.

The Wood exploitation It is increasing and is estimated that almost half of the extraction of wood in the country is carried out illegally, since it comes from indigenous reserves, protected areas or public lands. We recommend you read this other article on the deforestation of the Amazon: causes and consequences.

Studies estimate that almost 80% of the electricity produced in Brazil comes from the water masses that are present in their territory. He Amazon river is one of the main water masses produced by energyIn fact, much of the hydraulic power is located in the Amazon River basin. Approximately, there are some 200 hydroelectric plants distributed in the territory of Brazil.

Although hydraulic energy is more beneficial for the environment if compared to energy from fossil fuel burning, the construction of hydroelectric plants produces a strong environmental impact on ecosystems.

Among the food resources that can be found in the Brazilian country are sugar cane, cotton, oranges, soybeans, pork and beef. In addition, there are species of plants of great commercial importance such as the chestnut of Brazil or Coquito, La Guaraná, the rubber tree or Seringueira, the bamboo, the mahogany or the rose stick, among others.

Finally, and being one of the main agricultural products that is exported to the rest of the world, the country has a Great coffee production.

In Brazil we find the Amazon jungle or Amazonasbeing the greatest forest wealth in Brazil. Although this is being seriously affected by the deforestation it suffers with the objective of allocating the soil to agricultural, livestock, mining and wood extraction activity.

Between the flora of Brazil is a wide variety of Medicinal plantssome of these species are:

• Rosewood Aniba Rosaeodora Ducke
• Araticum ANNONA GLAUCAPHYLLA RE FR.
• Gonzalo-Alves Astronium Fraxinifolium Schott ex espreng
• Brazilian stick Caesalpinia Echinata Lam.
• Piqui Caryocar Brasiliense Cambesss
• Field cotton Cochlospermum Regium (Schrank) Pilg.
• Faveriro Dimorphandra Wilsonii Rizzini
• Caiapiá, Carapiá Dorstenia Arifolia Lam
• Garlic stick GALLESIA GORAZEMA (Vell.) MOG
• Caroba Jacaranda Heterophylla Bureau & K. Schum.
• Arnica Lychnophora Ericoides Mart.
• Jaborandi Pilocarpus Jaborandi Holmes
• Guapeva Pouteria Torta (Mart.) Radlk

You can learn more about the flora of this country in our article on Brazil’s flora and fauna.

Brazil is a coastal country with an extensive coastline, a wide continental platform, a large number of reservoirs and lakes and huge hydrographic basins. Fishing in its territory is produced either on a small scale as at an industrial level, being a Great source of food and rent for Brazil.

We encourage you to learn more about this topic with this other article what natural resources are.

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