The Cerrado (pronounced: [sɨ.ˈʁa.du], Spanish/archaic Portuguese for “hilly”) is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The Cerrado biome core areas are the plateaus in the center of Brazil. The main habitat types of the Cerrado include: forest savanna, wooded savanna, park savanna and gramineous-woody savanna. Savanna wetlands and gallery forests are also included.