Pantanal (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃taˈnaw]) yanki ne na halitta wanda ya ƙunshi yanki mafi girma na wurare masu zafi a duniya. Ya fi yawa a cikin jihar Mato Grosso do Sul ta Brazil, amma ya faɗaɗa zuwa Mato Grosso da sassan Bolivia da Paraguay. Ya shimfiɗa a kan yanki da aka kiyasta tsakanin 140,000 da 195,000 kilomita murabba'i (54,000 da 75,000 sq mi). Akwai tsarin halittu daban-daban na yanki, kowannensu yana da halaye na ruwa, ilimin ƙasa da muhalli; har zuwa 12 daga cikinsu an ayyana su (RADAMBRASIL 1982). Kusan kashi 80% na ambaliyar ruwa na Pantanal suna ƙarƙashin ruwa a lokacin damina, suna haɓaka tarin tsire-tsire masu bambancin halittu da kuma taimakawa wajen tallafawa nau'in nau'in dabbobi Tambaya: Menene wurin da Pantanal yake a cikin ruwa?
Jihar Brazil ta Mato Grosso do Sul