Satellite image of Brazil's southern states
Brazil's southern states stretch along the Atlantic coastline in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken on August 18, 2003. As South America's largest nation, Brazil shares borders with every South American country expect Chile and Ecuador. Visible in this image are Paraguay (top left), Argentina (center left), and Uruguay (bottom left). Multiple fires (red dots) are also shown in the image.