Conference Venue
Brazil
The land area of Brazil occupies nearly half (47%) of the area of Latin America. The country possesses 20% of all the world's biodiversity; an example of this natural wealth is the Amazon Rainforest, with 3.6 million square kilometers. Brazil accounts for three fifths of the South American economy's industrial production and integrates various economic groups, such as Mercosur, G-22 and the Cairns Group. The country's scientific and technological development, together with a dynamic and diversified industrial sector, is attractive to foreign enterprise: direct investment was in the region of US$ 20 billion /year on average, compared to US$ 2 billion/year last decade.
Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital: Brasília
Area: 8,514,204.9 km²
Population: 169.6 billion
Population density: 19.92 hab./km²
Official language: portuguese
Currency: Real (R$). Exchange rate is about 2.5 R$ per Euro and about 2.0 R$ per US-Dollar.
Further information: www.brasil.gov.br, currency exchange rates: e.g., www.oanda.com/convert/classic.htm
Organization:
Information:
Centro de Pesquisa do Pantanal
Av. Fernando Correa da Costa,
Campus da UFMT – Bloco CCBSIII
Sala 210/213 – 1º Andar
CEP: 78060-900
Cuiabá - Mato Grosso - Brasil
Tel: +55 65 3615 8285
www.cppantanal.org.br
8thintecol@cppantanal.org.br
Photos: Izan Petterle
www.izanpetterle.com
