Researchers find Brazilian Amazon's tallest tree

For the first time in history, a group of Brazilian researchers has traveled to the tallest tree ever recorded in the Brazilian Amazon.
After three years and two previous attempts, the group of 20 people traveled 250 kilometers by river and then walked 20 kilometers through the forest for another two days to reach the base of the tree.
The specimen known as "Red Angelim," measures 88.5 meters high and its trunk is 9.9 meters in diameter at its base.
The tree is located in the region of the Jari River, inside Paru State Forest, a preservation area in the border region between the states of Pará and Amapá.
The location is ideal due to the low incidence of wind and the amounts of direct sunlight, regular rainfall and the deep and well-structured soil allowing the trees to grow.