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Southeast Brazil
Landforms

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Southeast Brazil contains the most exciting geological and geomorphological features of the South American Platform. Its diversified relief provides an excellent "playground" for all kind of ecotouristic activities, such as hiking / trekking, mountain biking or kayaking. The main landforms of this region can be divided into:

Rifts / Basins: Southeast Rift (RCS), Paraná, Santos.
Rivers / Drainage Basins: Ribeira do Iguape (RR), Tietê (RT), Paraíba do Sul (RPS).
Islands / Peninsulas: Superagüi (SU), Cardoso (IC), Ilhabela (IB), Juatinga / Mamanguá(J), Ilha Grande (IG).
Mountain Ranges / Massifs: Serra da Cantareira (C), Serra da Mantiqueira (Campos do Jordão (CJ), Itatiaia (I)).
                                                 Serra do Mar (Prata (H), Marumbi (M), Paranapiacaba (P), Juréia (JI), S. d. Mar (S),
                                                                         Bocaina (B), Tijuca (T), Órgãos (O)).

Capitals: Curitiba (C), São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
 
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