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List Of Extreme Points Of Brazil
This is a list of the extreme points of Brazil. Latitude and longitude The following points are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Brazil * Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí, Roraima () * Northernmost town: Uiramutã, Roraima * Southernmost point: Arroio Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul () * Southernmost town: Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul * Easternmost point: Ilha do Sul, Ilhas de Martim Vaz, Espírito Santo () * Easternmost town: Vila dos Remédios, Fernando de Noronha () * Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor, Acre () * Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima, Acre Brazil (mainland) * Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí, Roraima () * Northernmost town: Uiramutã, Roraima * Southernmost point: Arroio Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul () * Southernmost town: Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul * Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba () - also the easternmost point of the Americas * Easternmost town: João Pessoa, Paraíba () * Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontos Extremos Do Território Brasileiro
Pontus or Pontos may refer to: * Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) * Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology * Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern-day Turkey * Kingdom of Pontus or Pontic Empire, a state founded in 281 BC * Diocese of Pontus, a diocese of the later Roman Empire * Republic of Pontus, a proposed Pontic Greek state discussed in 1919 * Pontus (given name), a Swedish masculine given name * Pontos (film), a 2008 dramatic short film See also * Pontic Greeks, Pontian Greeks or Pontians, an ethnically Greek group who traditionally lived in the region of the Black Sea * Bithynia and Pontus, a Roman province * Pontic (other) Pontic, from the Greek ''pontos'' (, ), or "sea", may refer to: The Black Sea Places * The Pontic colonies, on its northern shores * Pontus (region), a region on its southern shores * The Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppelands stretching from n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mâncio Lima
Mâncio Lima () is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 19,311 and its area is 4,672 km2. Its counterparts in the North, South and East are respectively Uiramutã, state of Roraima; Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul; and João Pessoa, the state capital of Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i .... The municipality contains 32% of the Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989. References External links Municipalities in Acre (state) Populated places established in 1977 {{AcreBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitória Do Jari
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (born 1979), Portuguese singer * Steven Vitória (born 1987), Canadian soccer player Places Brazil * Vitória, Espírito Santo, capital city of the state of Espírito Santo * Vitória (island), on which the city in Espírito Santo is located * Vitória de Santo Antão, city in Pernambuco * Vitória da Conquista, city in the state of Bahia * Greater Vitória, an administrative unit of Brazil * Vitória Brasil, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória, Brazil * Vitória, Salvador, a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Salvador in the state of Bahia Portugal * Vitória (Porto), a parish of the Portuguese city of Porto Spain * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitoria, Spain * Vitoria-Gasteiz, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oiapoque
Oiapoque () is a municipality in the north of the state of Amapá, Brazil. Its population is 27,906 and its area is . Oiapoque is also a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana. The Oyapock River Bridge, connecting the village with Saint-Georges in French Guiana, was completed in 2011 but not opened to pedestrian or vehicle traffic until 2017. Lying on the northern coast of Brazil, Oiapoque is popularly considered the northernmost point of Brazil. The phrase ''do Oiapoque ao Chuí'' ("from Oiapoque to Chuí") means "all of Brazil." However, there are more northerly points in Roraima state such as the municipality of Uiramutã. Oiapoque remains the northernmost coastal city of Brazil, and the northernmost city of Amapá. It occupies more than half of the north border of the state. Early history The Oiapoque River was visited by Europeans in the first years of the 16th century. The first European was the pirate Vicente Yáñez Pinzó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maragogi
Maragogi is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió. It has 33,032 inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state. As the main destination in the State of Alagoas after its capital city, Maragogi attracts visitors from Maceió. From Japaratinga beach, on the southern tip, a ferryboat crosses Manguaba River into Porto das Pedras, where visitors find virtually deserted beaches. Maragogi was initially a small village called Gamela. In 1887, it was granted the status of an adopted the name of Isabel, to honor the Brazilian Princess who signed a law ending slavery in Brazil. Later on, in 1892, it was named as Maragogi after the river that baths the city. "Maragogi", according to some historians, comes from “Marahub-gy”, or river of the Marauba tribes. Geography Climate Maragogi has a typical tropical climate, with warm to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delmiro Gouveia
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality located in the westernmost point of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 52,262 (2020) and its area is 609 km2. The municipality holds part of the Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex (Complexo Hidrelétrico de Paulo Afonso), also known as the Paulo Afonso Complex, is a system of three dams and five hydroelectric power plants on the São Francisco River near the city of Paulo Afonso in ... and the Xingó Dam. References Municipalities in Alagoas Populated places established in 1952 1952 establishments in Brazil {{Alagoas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaçabuçu
Piaçabuçu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. It is the southernmost municipality in Alagoas, and lies near both São Francisco River and the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the .... Its population was 17,848 (2020) and its area is 240 km2. - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE References Populated p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacuípe
Jacuípe is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 5,352 (2022) and its area is 217 km².IBGE - See also * List of municipalities in Alagoas This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Alagoas, Alagoas (AL), located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil. Alagoas is divided into 102 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, which are grou ... References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrelândia
Acrelândia () is a municipality located in the easternmost portion of the Brazilian state of Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch .... Its population is 15,490 and its area is 1,808 km², which makes it the smallest municipality in that state. Demographics Gallery References Municipalities in Acre (state) Populated places established in 1992 {{AcreBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitaciolândia
Epitaciolândia () is a municipality located in the southeast of state of Acre. Its population is 18,757 inhabitants and its area is 1,659 km². It is the southernmost municipality in Acre. The municipality contains part of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990. Consular representation Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ... has a Consulate in Epitaciolândia. References Municipalities in Acre (state) Populated places established in 1993 {{AcreBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Pessoa, Paraíba
João Pessoa () is a port city in northeastern Brazil. It is the largest city in, and capital of, the state of Paraíba with an estimated population of 833,932 (as of 2022). It is located on the right bank of the Paraíba do Norte river. The new "Estação Ciência, Cultura e Artes" (Science, Culture and Art Station), located at the most eastern point of the Americas (''Ponta do Seixas''), is an educational and cultural institution as well as a national landmark. The complex, inaugurated in 2008, was created by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and is one of his final projects. The capital of Paraíba received the title of City of Crafts and Folk Arts, Creative City by UNESCO in 2017, appointing João Pessoa as "Brazilian city of handicrafts". History The city of João Pessoa was founded on August 5, 1585, during the celebration of the peace pact between the Portuguese represented by the Portuguese João Tavares, and the indigenous people, represented by the Piragibe Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent by area after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with their Lists of islands of the Americas, associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon basin, Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes, Mississippi River System, Mississippi, and Río de la Plata Basin, La Plata basins. Since the Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
