Brazil+-+Amazon+Rainforest

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The amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, sized at 5,500,000 km². The rainforest is contained in several countries in South America but sixty percent of the forest is contained within Brazil. Being the world's largest natural resource, the rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen. It is also estimated that 70% of the plants found in the rainforest contain anti-cancerous ingredients. Though it is millions of miles away, the rainforest is still helping the world in several different ways. The forest receives about 7 feet of rain each year. In the 16th century, the rainforest used to be home to 6 to 9 million Amazon Natives. Today, there are an estimated 250 000 natives still living in the forest whom have never come in contact with the outside world.

The rainforest is most commonly known by travellers for the great amount of species it habits. It is estimated that one tenth of known animal species and one third of the world's bird species are located in the amazon rainforest. With its exotic beauty and unique animals, visiting this rainforest would be an experience of a life time!

Here are some photos of birds you may come across exploring the amazon rainforest:


 * [[image:parrot.jpg height="174" align="left"]] || [[image:Machu_1019_1174.jpg width="154" height="206" align="left"]] || [[image:toucan.gif height="179" align="left"]] ||
 * Blue and Gold Macaw || Coeligena Torquata Hummingbird || Toucan ||