Brazil — Map Regions

Flashcard deck · World Geography · South America · Geography

Covers all 26 Brazilian states and the Distrito Federal, from Amazonas and Pará in the north to Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in the south.

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Acre

Westernmost state of Brazil, bordering Peru and Bolivia. Capital: Rio Branco. Known for its Amazon rainforest, rubber-tapping history, and role in the Acre War of 1903.

Alagoas

Small northeastern state on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Maceió. Known for beautiful beaches, sugarcane farming, and being one of Brazil's poorest states.

Amapá

Northernmost state, bordering French Guiana and Suriname. Capital: Macapá. Largely covered by Amazon rainforest; the equator runs through its capital city.

Amazonas

Largest state in Brazil by area, covering most of the Amazon Basin. Capital: Manaus. Home to the world's greatest tropical rainforest and vast river systems.

Bahia

Large northeastern state and historic heart of Afro-Brazilian culture. Capital: Salvador, Brazil's first colonial capital. Known for cacao, oil production, and Carnival celebrations.

Ceará

Northeastern state on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Fortaleza. Known for its sandy beaches, cashew farming, lace-making traditions, and frequent droughts in the interior.

Distrito Federal

Federal District in central Brazil, not a state. Contains Brasília, the national capital, purpose-built in 1960. Surrounded entirely by the state of Goiás.

Espírito Santo

Small southeastern state on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Vitória. Major exporter of iron ore and steel; known for coffee production and Italian immigrant heritage.

Goiás

Central-west state surrounding the Distrito Federal. Capital: Goiânia. Located in the Cerrado savanna region; important for soybean, beef, and sugarcane production.

Maranhão

Northeastern state bordering the Amazon region. Capital: São Luís, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Known for the Lençóis Maranhenses sand dunes and lagoons.

Mato Grosso

Large central-west state. Capital: Cuiabá. Considered the geographic heart of South America; spans Amazon rainforest, Cerrado, and Pantanal wetlands. Major agricultural producer.

Mato Grosso do Sul

Central-west state bordering Paraguay and Bolivia. Capital: Campo Grande. Home to a large portion of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland.

Minas Gerais

Large southeastern state, landlocked. Capital: Belo Horizonte. Name means "General Mines"; historically rich in gold and diamonds; major iron ore and steel producer today.

Pará

Second-largest Brazilian state, in the north. Capital: Belém. Covers a vast area of the Amazon Basin; major producer of iron ore, timber, and Brazil nuts.

Paraíba

Small northeastern state. Capital: João Pessoa, one of the easternmost points of the Americas. Known for sugarcane, cotton, and vibrant forró music culture.

Paraná

Southern state bordering Argentina and Paraguay. Capital: Curitiba. Home to Iguaçu Falls and the Itaipu Dam, one of the world's largest hydroelectric plants.

Pernambuco

Northeastern state with a rich colonial history. Capital: Recife, known as the "Venice of Brazil" for its many rivers and bridges. Major cultural and economic hub of the Northeast.

Piauí

Northeastern state, largely semi-arid. Capital: Teresina, the only northeastern capital not on the Atlantic coast. Known for the Serra da Capivara cave paintings, a UNESCO site.

Rio de Janeiro

Southeastern state on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Rio de Janeiro city, former national capital. Famous for Carnival, Christ the Redeemer statue, Sugarloaf Mountain, and major oil production.

Rio Grande do Norte

Northeastern state at Brazil's northeastern tip. Capital: Natal. Known for its white sand dunes, salt production, and one of the world's largest cashew trees.

Rio Grande do Sul

Southernmost state of Brazil, bordering Uruguay and Argentina. Capital: Porto Alegre. Known for gaucho culture, wine production, and European (German/Italian) immigrant heritage.

Rondônia

Northwestern state carved out of the Amazon. Capital: Porto Velho. Named after explorer Cândido Rondon; significant deforestation concern and major hydroelectric power generation.

Roraima

Northernmost state, bordering Venezuela and Guyana. Capital: Boa Vista. Least populous Brazilian state; home to Mount Roraima and significant indigenous populations.

Santa Catarina

Southern state between Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. Capital: Florianópolis. Known for its strong German and Italian heritage, textile industry, and popular beach tourism.

São Paulo

Most populous state and economic powerhouse of Brazil. Capital: São Paulo city, the largest city in South America. Leads Brazil in industry, finance, agriculture, and trade.

Sergipe

Smallest state in Brazil by area, in the northeast. Capital: Aracaju. Known for petroleum production offshore, sugar, coconuts, and potassium salt deposits.

Tocantins

Central state created in 1988, the newest Brazilian state. Capital: Palmas, also Brazil's newest planned capital. Located in the Cerrado; known for ecotourism and the Araguaia River.

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