Amazônia Legal
Amazônia Legal (Portuguese pronunciation: [amaˈzonjɐ leˈɡaw]), also known as Brazil's Legal Amazon (BLA), is the largest socio-geographic division in Brazil, containing all nine states in the Amazon basin. The government designated this region in 1948 based on its studies on how to plan the economic and social development of the Amazon region.
Area
The official designation Amazônia Legal encompasses all seven states of the
Although called Amazônia Legal, the region overlaps three different
Amazônia Ocidental comprises the states of:
Demographics
A total population of 24.7 million inhabitants lives in the area,[4] including more than 300,000
Because of its remoteness, this region was the last to be colonized by Brazilians of European descent. It still has a very low population density.
See also
- Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources
- Brazil socio-geographic division
- Deforestation in Brazil
- Pantanal jaguar
- Regions of Brazil
References
- ^ Lei Federal Nº 5.173, de 27 de outubro de 1966. Dispõe sobre o Plano de Valorização Econômica da Amazônia; extingue a Superintendência do Plano de Valorização Econômica da Amazônia (SPVEA), cria a Superintendência do Desenvolvimento da Amazônia (SUDAM), e dá outras providências. Senado Federal, Subsecretaria de Informações. Acesso em 28/08/2012. [1] Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ INSTITUTO SOCIOAMBIENTAL - ISA (Socio Environment Institute). Laboratório de Geoprocessamento. 2009. Amazônia Brasileira 2009 (mapa). Edição especial Programa Áreas Protegidas da Amazônia (ARPA). [2]
- ^ Amazônia Ocidental Archived 2017-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÍSTICA (IBGE). 2000. Estimativas populacionais dos municípios em 2009. Acesso em 28/08/2012. [3]
External links
- The various Amazons - Instituto Sociambiental
- Amazônia Legal, on Noticias Da Amazonia (in Portuguese)
- Bolsa Floresta