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The Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park (Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros) is located in the State of Goiás, 250 km from Brasília and 500 Km from Goiânia. The park, created on January 11, 1961 by decree nº. 49875/61 occupies an area of 236,570 hectares and is maintained by IBAMA. Visitors can enjoy its hot tropical, semi-humid climate, with average yearly temperatures of 24/26 degrees Celsius, ranging from a minimum of 4/8 degrees Celsius and reaching a maximum of 40/42 degrees Celsius. Flag of Goiás See other Brazilian States Capital Goiânia Largest City Goiânia Area 341 289 km² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ...
BrasÃlia from space, November 1990 Niemeyers Cathedral BrasÃlia is the capital city of Brazil. ...
Goiânia, the capital of the state of Goiás, a state in central Brazil, is a modern, bustling city of 1,093,007 (census of 2000) located on a fertile plain criss-crossed by numerous rivers, the most important being the Meia Ponte. ...
With altitudes between 600 and 1650 meters, it is the highest plain in Central Brazil. The highest point of the park is Serra da Santana.
The main river in the park is the Rio Preto, a tributary of the Tocantins River. Along its course, there are many waterfalls, such as the Rio Preto Falls (120 meters high, 80 meters at the base) and the Cariocas Falls. The canyons are just as beautiful, with walls of up to 40 meters high and valleys of up to 300 meters.
Rock crystals are present in the soil of the rich Cerrado, or open pasture. Forest growth is also still found in the region, where more than 25 species of orchids can be found, besides other Brazilian species such as Pau d'Arco Roxo, Copaíba (Copa Tree), Aroeira (California pepper tree), Tamanqueira (Cork Tree), Jerivá ( a variety of Palm Tree), Buritis (Wine-palm) and Babaçu (Babassu). The cerrado (Portuguese: thick, dense) is a vast area of savanna-like grasslands in Brazil. ...
The rich fauna of the region includes species threatened by extinction such as the Campeiro and Pantanal deer, the Jaguar, the Maned Wolf and others like the Rhea (Brazilian ostrich), Seriema, Tapeti, Armadillo (Tatu Canastra), Anteater, Capybara (Capivara), Tapir (Anta), Green-Beek Toucan, Black Vulture, and the King Vulture.
Besides the modest Visitor Center, the Veadeiros National Park has special lodging for researchers. Visitors are accompanied by tour guides that can be found in Alto Paraíso de Goiás or São Jorge, Goiás village, both neighboring the park. Alto ParaÃso de Goiás (usually referred to as Alto ParaÃso) is a small city and a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. ...
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