Brazil Slide Series: Collection Ethnicity And Population, Slide No. 0026.

Teaching ResourceWooden house on stilts along the Tocantins river in the state of Pará. Houses along the river are built on stilts to avoid the regular flooding that occurs. The North is the largest region of Brazil (42% of the national territory), yet it is very sparsely populated (6% of the total population). The equatorial forest, the unpleasant tropical environment, and the limited exploitable economic resources have restricted, until recently, extensive settlement of this area.Casas de madeira de palafitas ao longo do rio Tocantins no estado do Pará. As casas ao longo do rio SilO construídas sobre palafitas, a fim de evitar as constante enchentes que ali ocorrem. A região Norte é a maior do país (42% do território nacional) , mas ainda é escassamente povoada (6% do total populacional) . Devido à descoberta de poucos recursos exploráveis e ao desagradável ambiente tropical, a regiílo foi bastante desconsiderada até fins do século XIX