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‘Quadrilátero Ferrífero’: A Beautiful and Neglected Landscape Between the Gold and Iron Ore Reservoirs

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Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil

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Located in the central-south region of Brazil (State of Minas Gerais), ‘Quadrilátero Ferrífero’ is a region of immense historical, economic and cultural significance for Brazil. This region is also characterised by its beautiful mountain scenery and unique biodiversity, thus attributing their existence to a complex lithology and a rich geotectonic framework. Therefore, Quadrilátero Ferrífero is an excellent example of how lithostructure can create and scale a beautiful, rich and varied landscape, despite its location in a region of tropical and humid climate.

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  1. Department of Geography, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado

  2. Instituto Prístino, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Flávio Fonseca do Carmo

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  1. Department of Geography, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Bianca Carvalho Vieira

  2. Department of Geography, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado

  3. Department of Geography, Federal University of Federal, Curitiba, Brazil

    Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos

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Salgado, A.A.R., Fonseca do Carmo, F. (2015). ‘Quadrilátero Ferrífero’: A Beautiful and Neglected Landscape Between the Gold and Iron Ore Reservoirs. In: Vieira, B., Salgado, A., Santos, L. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8023-0_29

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