Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Brazil: A Land of Beautiful and Undiscovered Landscapes
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   Chapter 2 Geological Background: A Tectonic Panorama of Brazil
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   Chapter 3 Long-Term Geomorphological Evolution of the Brazilian Territory
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   Chapter 4 Climates of Brazil: Past and Present
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   Chapter 5 Discovery Coast: The Brazilian Landscape First Sighted by Europeans
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   Chapter 6 The Todos os Santos Bay—An Ephemeral High-Stand Feature Incised into an Aborted Cretaceous Rift
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   Chapter 7 Brazil in the South Atlantic: The Fernando de Noronha and Trindade Archipelagos
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   Chapter 8 The Lençóis Maranhenses: A Paradise of Dunes and Ponds
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    Chapter 9 One Island, Many Landscapes: Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazilian Coast
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    Chapter 10 Antonina Bay and Superagui Island: A Mosaic of Mountains, Coastal Plain, and Atlantic Forest
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    Chapter 11 The Bertioga Coastal Plain: An Example of Morphotectonic Evolution
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    Chapter 12 Brazilian Pantanal: A Large Pristine Tropical Wetland
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    Chapter 13 Potiguar Basin: Diversity of Landscapes in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin
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    Chapter 14 The Anavilhanas and Mariuá Archipelagos: Fluvial Wonders from the Negro River, Amazon Basin
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    Chapter 15 The Rio Peruaçu Basin: An Impressive Multiphased Karst System
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    Chapter 16 Lagoa Santa Karst: Cradle of Brazilian Cave Studies
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    Chapter 17 Jalapão: Sedimentary Heritages in Central Brazil
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    Chapter 18 Chapada das Mesas: Unknown Geomorphological Heritage
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    Chapter 19 Chapada Diamantina: A Remarkable Landscape Dominated by Mountains and Plateaus
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    Chapter 20 Chapada dos Veadeiros: The Highest Landscapes in the Brazilian Central Plateau
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    Chapter 21 Chapada Do Araripe: A Highland Oasis Incrusted into the Semi-arid Region of Northeastern Brazil
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    Chapter 22 Stone and Sand Ruins in the Drylands of Brazil: The Rustic Landscapes of Catimbau National Park
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    Chapter 23 Serra Da Capivara National Park: Ruinform Landscapes on The Parnaiba Cuesta
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    Chapter 24 Tepequém Mountains: A Relict Landscape in the Northern Amazon
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    Chapter 25 Carajás National Forest: Iron Ore Plateaus and Caves in Southeastern Amazon
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    Chapter 26 Serra do Mar: The Most “Tormented” Relief in Brazil
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    Chapter 27 Itatiaia Massif: Morphogenesis of Southeastern Brazilian Highlands
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    Chapter 28 Southern Plateau and Itaimbezinho Canyon
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    Chapter 29 ‘Quadrilátero Ferrífero’: A Beautiful and Neglected Landscape Between the Gold and Iron Ore Reservoirs
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    Chapter 30 Campos Gerais of Paraná: A Regional Palimpsest
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    Chapter 31 Foz do Iguaçú: Geomorphological Context of the Iguaçú Falls
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    Chapter 32 The Canastra Range: On the Way to São Francisco River Spring
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    Chapter 33 Southern Serra do Espinhaço: The Impressive Plateau of Quartzite Ridges
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    Chapter 34 Itatim Geomorphological Site: Largest Concentration of Inselbergs in Brazil
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    Chapter 35 Pancas: The Kingdom of Bornhardts
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    Chapter 36 The Guanabara Bay, a Giant Body of Water Surrounded by Mountains in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area