Brazil's exclusive economic zone is an offshore area of 3.6 million square km on the Brazilian coast, rich in marine biodiversity and energy resources.[1][2] The size is equivalent to the surface of the Amazon rainforest. The name is a reference to the biologically rich region of the Brazilian Amazon, with the addition of the adjective blue denoting the ocean.
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- ^ Ortiz, Fabiola (2 May 2015). "The Blue Amazon, Brazil's New Natural Resources Frontier". Inter Press Service. Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 20 December 2017.