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The cerrados are South American savannas which occupy vast areas of central Brazil and neighbouring parts of Bolivia and Paraguay. They are mostly flat plains but these are broken by extensive mountain ranges which often exceed 1000 m in height. The vegetation is mostly of the open parkland type vegetation, which is deciduous in the dry season. Soils are mostly poor and with little agricultural potential until recently.
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