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When we think of Brazil's natural environment we tend to think of "untouched rainforest".
But this is a really unhelpful framing so here's a quick thread to unpack it:
But this is a really unhelpful framing so here's a quick thread to unpack it:
The Amazon rainforest often seems to be the only thing you hear about, but it's one of *six* important natural environments in Brazil: 
Probably the most important one that you hear less about is the cerrado to the south and east of the Amazon, coloured yellow in that map.
It's a tropical savannah, ie mixed forest/scrub/grass, and this is where most of Brazil's soy and beef is produced.
It's a tropical savannah, ie mixed forest/scrub/grass, and this is where most of Brazil's soy and beef is produced.
