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Metropolitan Areas In Brazil
This is a list of the metropolitan areas in Brazil, containing the legally defined metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants in Brazil, according to estimates published by IBGE. Definitions 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". An ''integrated development area'' (''região integrada de desenvolvimento'') is one of the two above structures that crosses state (or Federal District) boundaries. Because these regions are formed by consent of municipalities, their composition can change over time due to municipal reorganization. These regions may not coincide exactly with boundaries of statistical Immediate Geographic Areas (formerly microregions) defined by IB ...
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Brazil Metropolitan Regions2
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 ...
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Greater Porto Alegre
Greater Porto Alegre or the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre is the 5th most populous metro area in Brazil, with an estimated population of 4.3 million inhabitants encompassing 34 municipalities around Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Currently, it comprises 10 234,012 km2 with a total population of 4,293,050 inhabitants, according to IBGE data of 2017. Only the metropolitan areas of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília, respectively, are larger than Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre has the 4th largest GDP in the country, estimated at 92 billion dollars. Greater Porto Alegre is a strategic area for the development of the state, the Southern Cone, and the Mercosur, with an economy based on manufacturing, chemicals, automotive, food, education, steel production, semiconductors, and services, to name a few. It possesses an enormous industrial potential and is home to some of the largest companies in Brazil, and also of many multinat ...
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Metropolitan Region Of Sorocaba
The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba () is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2014, and consists of the following municipalities: *Alambari * Alumínio *Araçariguama * Araçoiaba da Serra *Boituva * Capela do Alto *Cerquilho *Cesário Lange * Ibiúna * Iperó *Itapetininga * Itu * Jumirim * Mairinque * Piedade * Pilar do Sul * Porto Feliz * Salto * Salto de Pirapora * São Miguel Arcanjo * São Roque * Sarapuí *Sorocaba * Tapiraí *Tatuí * Tietê * Votorantim References Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Cam ...
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Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of Brazil. It is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port, airport, and bus/coach station. Belém lies approximately 100 km (62.1 miles) upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, on the Pará River, which is part of the greater Amazon River system, separated from the larger part of the Amazon delta by ''Ilha de Marajó'' ( Marajo Island). With an estimated population of 1,303,403 people — or 2,491,052, considering its metropolitan area — it is the 12th most populous city in Brazil, as well as the 16th by economic relevance. It is the second largest in the North Region, second only to Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. Founded in 1616 by the Kingdom of Portugal, Belém was the first European colony on the Amazon but did not become ...
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Metropolitan Region Of Vale Do Paraíba E Litoral Norte
Metropolitan may refer to: Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical) * Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop ** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see" * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England, United Kingdom * Metropolitan county, a type of county-level administrative division of England, United Kingdom * Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan), a local government authority in Pakistan Businesses * Metro-Cammell, a British manufacturer of railway stock * Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company * Metropolitan Stores, a Canadian former department store chain * Metropolitan-Vickers, a British heavy electrical engineering company Colleges and universities United Kingdom * Leeds Metropolitan University, England * London Metropolitan University, England * Manc ...
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Greater Goiânia
The Goiânia metropolitan area (), popularly known as Greater Goiânia (), is a conurbation of cities around Goiânia, capital of the Brazilian state of Goiás. History The metropolitan area was established on December 30, 1999 by the Complementary State Law number 27, and is the largest of Central-Western Brazil. It was the first metropolitan area of that region, since the Cuiabá metropolitan area was only established almost ten years later, on May 28, 2009. It is formed by the following municipalities: * Abadia de Goiás * Aparecida de Goiânia * Aragoiânia * Bela Vista de Goiás * Goiânia * Goianápolis * Goianira * Guapó * Hidrolândia * Nerópolis * Santo Antônio de Goiás * Senador Canedo * Trindade Demography Encompassing thirteen municipalities, Greater Goiânia has an area of 5,787 km2 (or 2,234 square miles). It is by far the most expressive region of the state of Goiás, containing around 35% of its total population, a third of its voters, about 80% of ...
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North Region, Brazil
The North Region of Brazil ( ) is the largest region of Brazil, accounting for 45.27% of the national territory. It has the second-lowest population of any region in the country, and accounts for a minor percentage of the national GDP. The region is slightly larger than India and slightly smaller than the whole European Union. It comprises the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins. It has the lowest population density out of all the regions of Brazil, with only 4.5 inhabitants per km2. Most of the population is centered in urban areas. Belém International Airport and Manaus International Airport connect the North Region with many Brazilian cities and also operate some international flights. The region is home to the Federal University of Amazonas and the Federal University of Pará, among others. History The first inhabitants of the North Region, as in the rest of Brazil, were the Native Brazilians, who shared a diverse number of t ...
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Greater Manaus
Greater Manaus (Grande Manaus, officially Região Metropolitana de Manaus, in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Amazonas state in Brazil. It consists of 13 municipalities, including the capital, Manaus. Economy Its GDP is estimated at 61 billion dollars, the richest in northern Brazil. Manaus Free Trade Zone Greater Manaus is home to one of the most modern industrial centers of Latin America. This is a large concentration of high-tech industries in the areas of electronics, two-wheeled vehicles, optical products, computer products, chemical industry, etc. The Manaus Free Trade Zone (MFTZ), which is regulated by Decree-Law No. 288/1967, was conceived as a free import and export trade area with special tax incentives. It was set up with the object of creating an industrial, commercial and agricultural center in the hinterland of the Amazon Region, which would be equipped with economic conditions that would enable the region to be occupied and developed. Today, ...
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Metropolitan Region Of Campinas
The Metropolitan Region of Campinas () is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2000, and consists of the following municipalities: * Americana *Artur Nogueira *Campinas * Cosmópolis * Engenheiro Coelho * Holambra * Hortolândia * Indaiatuba *Itatiba * Jaguariúna * Monte Mor * Morungaba * Nova Odessa * Paulínia * Pedreira * Santa Bárbara d'Oeste * Santo Antônio de Posse * Sumaré * Valinhos * Vinhedo References Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...
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Greater Curitiba
The Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, also known as Greater Curitiba, brings together 29 municipalities in the state of Paraná in a relative process of conurbation. The term refers to the extension of the capital of Paraná, forming with its bordering (or close) municipalities a continuous urban area. The population in 2022, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics was of 3,559,366 inhabitants. In urban planning circles, the greater Curitiba area has received attention for advancing sustainable urbanization. Its leaders integrated the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and city development, using high-capacity, high-quality dedicated busways Busways is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney, and in the Central Coast, Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales and Adelaide. It is the largest privately owned bus operator in Australia. History The origins of Busw ... to guide growth along well-defined lineal axes. References Curitiba ...
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Salvador, Bahia
Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its #Cuisine, cuisine, #Music, music, and #Pelourinho, architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the Capitals of Brazil, first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, one of the oldest in the Americas. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the List of governors-general of Brazil, General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construct ...
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Greater Recife
Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife (, or ''Grande Recife''), is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 3.7 million as of 2022, centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest metropolitan region nationally. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) defines the region as a "metropolis" in its ''Area of Influence'' surveys, in terms of economic and social importance. The region's area of influence covers a large part of Northeast Brazil, including the entire states of Alagoas, Paraíba, and Pernambuco, in addition to portions of Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe. Within this area of influence are the smaller cities of Natal, João Pessoa, Maceió, and Aracaju. Municipalities The Metropolitan Region is defined in federal and state legislation as consisting of 14 municipalities. Goiana was formerly a part, but left in Mar ...
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