Socio-economic Datasets

Socio-economic variables related to demography, education, income, work, agriculture, quality of life, poverty, and gold mining in Amazonian municipalities of Brazil

Hydroelectric Dams Dataset

Information for operating large hydroelectric dams (> 30 MW) in the Brazilian Amazon, including the following variables: dam name, affected river, construction start date, reservoir fill date, operation date, approved energy output, actual energy output, reservoir area, municipalities directly affected by the dam, and area of each municipality flooded by the dam

Municipal Map (2010) for Brazilian Amazon

Original 2010 digital municipal map shape files for the Brazilian Amazon states of Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima, and Tocantins. Maps are produced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileira de Geografia e Estatistica - IBGE; www.ibge.gov.br). Downloads can be made by state from the ftp site: ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/malhas_digitais/municipio_2010/

Environment Dataset

Environmental variables including mean monthly rainfall, dry season length, original forest cover, and surface water cover, aggregated by municipality in the Brazilian Amazon

Health Datasets

Disease incidence data by municipality of residence, including malaria, dengue fever, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and HIV/AIDS, for the Amazon region of Brazil

Hydrology Datasets

Point data on river water level, river discharge/flow, and daily precipitation for the Amazon, Tocantins/Araguaia, Paraná, and Atlantic watersheds contained within the Brazilian Amazon