Sao Paulo: A fire sweeping through Brazil's "Amazon Caribbean", a major tourist attraction in western Para state, added to the increasing numbers of blazes scorching the Latin American country.

Trees are destroyed after a fire in the Alvorada da Amazonia region, in Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil. Credit:AP

Para Governor Helder Barbalho asked for support from the federal government to fight the fire as dry and windy weather hampers efforts to combat the blaze. Part of the Alter do Chao region erupted in flames two days ago, according to the state's government website. Details on the land area weren't reported.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire. More than 120,000 blazes have swept across the country since January, up 49 per cent from a year earlier, according to INPE, Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.