The Amazon is a region covering about 8 million square kilometers, or 14 times the size of France. It is a territora of fresh water and forest covering 9 countries, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam and french and dutch Guyanas. Complex and rich ecosystems, shared between states of different histories and cultures.

The Amazon we are interested in here is the brazilian amazon also called "Legal Amazon" since it represents 80% of total Amazon and 57% of Brazil's national territory, 4.8 millions of square kilometers.

The Amazon river is the source of life of this forest. the "mother of rivers" as it is called over there, goes for over 7000 kilometers and is alimented by over 1100 principal affluents.

The Amazon produces 2/3 of the planet's fresh water and hosts 17* of the world's total rain forest:

The Amazon is the world's largets fresh water supply.