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Pampas e araucaria

São Martinho da Serra - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

Traditional landscapes of southern Brazil

 

Pampa (nome de origem quechua), Campos do Sul ou Campus Sulinos, são termos genericamente dados à região pastoril de planícies com coxilhas. Abrange a metade meridional do estado brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul, ocupando cerca de 63% do território gaúcho,[1] se estendem pelos territórios do Uruguai e pelas províncias argentinas de Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fé, Entre Ríos e Corrientes. No Brasil o Pampa também é conhecido como Campos do Sul, Campos Sulinos ou Campanha Gaúcha.

 

The Pampas (from Quechua, meaning "plain") are the fertile South American lowlands, covering more than 750,000 km2 (289,577 sq mi), that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba, most of Uruguay, and the southernmost Brazilian State, Rio Grande do Sul. These vast plains are only interrupted by the low Ventana and Tandil hills near Bahía Blanca and Tandil (Argentina), with a height of 1,300 m (4,265 ft) and 500 m (1,640 ft) respectively. The climate is mild, with precipitation of 600 mm (23.6 in) to 1,200 mm (47.2 in), more or less evenly distributed through the year, making the soils appropriate for agriculture. This area is also one of the distinct physiography provinces of the larger Paraná-Paraguay Plain division. These plains contain unique wildlife because of the different terrains around it. Some of this wildlife includes the rhea, the pampas deer, several species of armadillos, the pampas fox, the White-eared opossum, the Elegant Crested Tinamou, and several other species.

 

 

 

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