Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cities are spread far apart in the region, and it has the lowest population density of the country. There are very few paved highways in the region, as it is almost isolated from the rest of the country. It is also the biggest region of Brazil, being responsible for almost half of the Brazilian territorial extension.
Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km 2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world.
Brazil borders all South American countries except Chile and Ecuador. It ranks 5th among the countries of the world in terms of area. The territory of Brazil is located on the ancient South American platform. Therefore, the relief consists of lowlands and flat mountains. In the north, a large area is occupied by the Amazonian lowland.
Brazil is made up of five geographic regions (North, Northeast, Southeast, South and central-West) that comprise 27 federative units and, for their part include 5570 municipalities. In total, the municipalities are distributed in 510 immediate geographic regions, which in turn are grouped into 133 intermediate geographic regions.
Since 1942, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has divided Brazil into five geographic regions. [1] On 23 November 1970, the regions of Brazil were adjusted slightly to the definition that is still in use today. [2] North Region (Região Norte) Northeast Region (Região Nordeste) Central-West Region (Região Centro-Oeste)
The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau (Portuguese: Planalto Brasileiro) is an extensive geographical region covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all some 4,500,000 km 2 (1,930,511 sq mi) or approximately half of the country's land area.
Brazil, [b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and one of the most populated countries. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America. South America is the southern continent of the two Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly (about 3/4) in the Southern Hemisphere. It lies between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.