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The Pantanal of Mato Grosso, located in Brazil, is an ecosystem with 250 square kilometers in length, and average elevation of 100 meters, located in southern Mato Grosso and in northwestern Mato Grosso do Sul, and also cover the northern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia (which is called the Bolivian Chaco), considered by UNESCO World Natural Heritage and Biosphere Reserve. The complex name comes from the region have more than one Pantanal inside. Despite the name, there is a small number of wetlands in the Pantanal region. But still the Pantanal is one of the most preferred destinations by tourists in Brazil. Many foreign tourists visit the Pantanal every year.

Species of animals and plants in the Pantanal
In the Pantanal, there are at least 3,500 species of plants, 463 birds, 124 mammals, 177 reptiles, 41 amphibians and 325 species of freshwater fish. These numbers reflect only an overview of biodiversity still little studied in the region.

Floods in the Pantanal
The annual flooding and low soil fertility are the main reasons why the Pantanal is still largely intact. These natural features have prevented human occupation, the expansion of agriculture and intensive soil.

The climate in the Pantanal
The weather is kind of hot in summer, with average temperature around 32 ° C and cold and dry in winter, averaging around 21 ° C, occurring occasionally frosts in July and August. The combination of factors such as topography, climate and hydrological regime of the region favored the development of numerous plant and animal species that inhabit abundantly throughout.

The types of the Pantanal
Pantanal however is not one. There are 10 (ten) types of wetlands in the region with different characteristics of soil, vegetation and drainage, they are: - Nabileque - 9.4% - Miranda, 4.6% - Aquidauana, 4.9% - Abobral — 1.6% - Nhecolândia - 17.8% - Paiaguás - 18.3% - Paraguay - 5.3% - Baron Melgaço - 13.3% - Poconé - 12.9% - Cáceres — 11.9%. The beauty provided by the Pantanal landscape fascinates people around the world making tourism to develop in several municipalities.

For its conservation status, its rich biodiversity and its peculiarities, the Pantanal is considered one of the last 37 Wild Places on Earth (wilderness), which have high biodiversity, large areas and low human population density.