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Subdivisions Of Brazil
Brazil is divided into several types and levels of subdivisions. Regions Since 1942, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has divided Brazil into five geographic regions. On 23 November 1970, the regions of Brazil were adjusted slightly to the definition that is still in use today. * North Region (''Região Norte'') * Northeast Region (''Região Nordeste'') * Central-West Region (''Região Centro-Oeste'') * Southeast Region (''Região Sudeste'') * South Region (''Região Sul'') Federative units Brazil is divided into 27 federative units: 26 states and 1 federal district ( Distrito Federal). * (AC) * (AL) * (AP) * (AM) * (BA) * (CE) * (ES) * (GO) * (MA) * (MT) * (MS) * (MG) * (PA) * (PB) * (PR) * (PE) * (PI) * (RJ) * (RN) * (RS) * (RO) * (RR) * (SC) * (SP) * (SE) * (TO) * (DF) Municipalities The lowest level of political division of Brazil are the municipalities, which has some political and economical autonomy. There are 5569 muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Municipalities
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
