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Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area (Portuguese: região metropolitana) and urban agglomeration (aglomeração urbana) have specific meanings.They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". [1]
Banco Bradesco was founded by Amador Aguiar on March 10, 1943, in Marilia, and it is the second largest private bank in Brazil today. A pre-historic crocodile, Mariliasuchus amarali, was found in Marilia and its name was a tribute to the city. On 5 October 1971, approximately at 5:00 pm, fell onto the city of Marília the last meteorite ...
In 1992, a ban was issued in Brazil that prohibited the trading of crocodilian skins. This resulted in a significant increase in its population, with about 10 million specimens living in the Pantanal alone as of 2013. [12] Current threats of the yacare caiman include deforestation, tourism, construction of dams and seaports, and illegal hunting ...
In 2013, São Paulo was the most populous city in Brazil and in South America. [98] According to the 2010 IBGE Census, there were 11,244,369 people residing in the city of São Paulo. [99] Portuguese remains the most widely spoken language and São Paulo is the largest city in the Portuguese speaking world. [100]
Crocodilians of Brazil (9 P) Pages in category "Crocodilians of South America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities.
State City Population Population year Notes Ref Distrito Federal: Brasília: 3,094,325: 2021: National capital [5]Goiás: Águas Lindas de Goiás: 222,850: 2021 [5]Anápolis