Regions of Brazil - The Five Regions

The Five Regions


Name
Population
(2009 estimate)

Largest City

Largest Metropolitan Area

Number of States
North 15,8 million Manaus Manaus metropolitan area 7
Northeast 53,5 million Salvador Recife metropolitan area 9
Central-West 13,6 million Brasília Brasilia Urban Metropolitan Complex 3 + DF
Southeast 80,7 million São Paulo Sao Paulo metropolitan area 4
South 27,3 million Curitiba Porto Alegre metropolitan area 3

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