Amazon

The Amazon rainforest covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7 million sq kms, of which 5½ million sq kms are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations, with 60% of the forest is contained within Brazil, the main Amazon cities being Belem and Manaus. 

Manaus is also home to the world famous opera house, built during the rubber boom of the late 1800s. 

The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world.  The fauna is the characteristic of the closed equatorial jungle; the jaguar or onca is the biggest animal to be found and other mamals include primates, cervides, and big rodents, like antas and capivaras.  There are several species of birds, particularly macaws.  Not forgetting that The Amazon is home to the biggest collection of insects on Earth.