Why are there no Andes in Brazil?

Take a look at a map of South America. Do you see that large river down South by Buenos Aires, Argentina? That's the Plata River (actually an estuary). Why the name? Because the Spaniards, when they first arrived in that area, circa 1516, found quite some silver artifacts (plata, in Spanish) with the locals. read more

Further North, the Portuguese secured most of the Amazonian basin, but never got to the Andes either. The Spaniards had arrived first. So, because Portugal never got to the Andes foothills ahead of Spain, the modern country of Brazil has no part of the Andes mountain range in its territory. read more

There are a variety of cities in the interior of Brazil. Theseinclude Palmas, Imperatriz, Palmas, Brasilia, as well as Manaus. read more

get over it!!! no. The Andes extend to seven countries, in alphabetical order: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, some of which are known as the Andean States. read more