List Of Extreme Points Of Brazil
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Latitude and longitude

The following points are farther
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, south,
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or west than any other location.


Brazil

* Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí,
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
() * Northernmost town: Uiramutã,
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
* Southernmost point: Arroio Chuí,
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
() * Southernmost town: Chuí,
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
* Easternmost point: Ilha do Sul, Ilhas de Martim Vaz, Espírito Santo () * Easternmost town: Vila dos Remédios, Fernando de Noronha () * Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor,
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() * Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima,
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Brazil (mainland)

* Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí,
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
() * Northernmost town: Uiramutã,
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
* Southernmost point: Arroio Chuí,
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
() * Southernmost town: Chuí,
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
* Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba () - also the easternmost point of the
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* Easternmost town: João Pessoa, Paraíba () * Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor,
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 ...
() * Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima,
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By state


Acre

* Northernmost town: Mâncio Lima * Southernmost town: Epitaciolândia * Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima * Easternmost town: Acrelândia


Alagoas

* Northernmost town: Jacuípe * Southernmost town: Piaçabuçu * Westernmost town: Delmiro Gouveia * Easternmost town: Maragogi


Amapá

* Northernmost town: Oiapoque * Southernmost town: Vitória do Jari * Westernmost town: Laranjal do Jari * Easternmost town:
Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...


Amazonas

* Northernmost town: São Gabriel da Cachoeira * Southernmost town: Lábrea * Westernmost town: Atalaia do Norte * Easternmost town: Nhamundá


Bahia

* Northernmost town: Curaçá * Southernmost town: Mucuri * Westernmost town: Formosa do Rio Preto * Easternmost town: Jandaíra


Ceará

* Northernmost town: Jijoca de Jericoacoara * Southernmost town: Penaforte * Westernmost town: Granja * Easternmost town: Icapuí


Espírito Santo

* Northernmost town: Mucurici * Southernmost town: Presidente Kennedy * Westernmost town: Dores do Rio Preto * Easternmost town: Conceição da Barra


Goiás

* Northernmost town: São Miguel do Araguaia * Southernmost town: Itajá * Westernmost town: Mineiros * Easternmost town: Mambaí


Maranhão

* Northernmost town: Carutapera * Southernmost town: Alto Parnaíba * Westernmost town: São Pedro da Água Branca * Easternmost town: Araioses


Mato Grosso

* Northernmost town: Apiacás * Southernmost town: Alto Taquari * Westernmost town:
Colniza Colniza is a municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Demographics Colniza has the highest homicide rate in Brazil with 165 deaths per year per 100 thousand inhabitants. It is the westernmost and largest (by area) muni ...
* Easternmost town: Santa Terezinha


Mato Grosso do Sul

* Northernmost town: Corumbá * Southernmost town: Mundo Novo * Westernmost town: Corumbá * Easternmost town: Paranaíba


Minas Gerais

* Northernmost town: Montalvânia * Southernmost town: Camanducaia (the southernmost ''urban seat'' of a municipality, however, is Extrema) * Westernmost town: Carneirinho * Easternmost town: Salto da Divisa


Pará

* Northernmost town: Almeirim * Southernmost town: Santana do Araguaia * Westernmost town: Oriximiná * Easternmost town:
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Paraíba

* Northernmost town: Belém do Brejo do Cruz * Southernmost town: São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro * Westernmost town: Cachoeira dos Índios * Easternmost town: João Pessoa


Paraná

* Northernmost town: Jardim Olinda * Southernmost town: General Carneiro (the southernmost ''urban'' seat of a municipality, however, is Palmas) * Westernmost town:
Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu (; "Iguazu River mouth"), colloquially referred to as Foz, is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. Foz in Portuguese language, Portuguese means the mouth or end of a river and Iguaçu in Guarani language, Guarani or Tup ...
* Easternmost town: Guaraqueçaba


Pernambuco

* Northernmost town: Itapetim * Southernmost town: Petrolina * Westernmost town: Afrânio * Easternmost town: Goiana


Piauí

* Northernmost town: Ilha Grande * Southernmost town: Cristalândia do Piauí * Westernmost town: Santa Filomena * Easternmost town: Pio IX


Rio de Janeiro

* Northernmost town: Porciúncula * Southernmost town: Paraty * Westernmost town: Paraty * Easternmost town:
Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a city located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 483,540 inhabitants. It is the largest city in Rio de Janeiro (state) outside of the Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan ar ...
(the easternmost ''urban seat'' of a municipality, however, is São João da Barra)


Rio Grande do Norte

* Northernmost town: Tibau * Southernmost town: Equador * Westernmost town: Venha-Ver * Easternmost town: Baía Formosa


Rio Grande do Sul

* Northernmost town: Alpestre, Rio Grande do Sul * Southernmost town: Santa Vitória do Palmar (the southernmost ''urban seat'' of a municipality, however, is Chuí) * Westernmost town: Barra do Quaraí * Easternmost town: Torres


Rondônia

* Northernmost town: Porto Velho * Southernmost town: Cabixi * Westernmost town: Porto Velho * Easternmost town: Vilhena


Roraima

* Northernmost town: Uiramutã * Southernmost town: Rorainópolis * Westernmost town: Amajari * Easternmost town: Caroebe


Santa Catarina

* Northernmost town: Itapoá * Southernmost town: Praia Grande * Westernmost town: Itapiranga * Easternmost town: Florianópolis


São Paulo

* Northernmost town: Populina * Southernmost town: Cananéia * Westernmost town: Rosana * Easternmost town: Bananal


Sergipe

* Northernmost town: Canindé de São Francisco * Southernmost town: Cristinápolis * Westernmost town: Poço Verde * Easternmost town: Brejo Grande


Tocantins

* Northernmost town: São Sebastião do Tocantins * Southernmost town: Paranã * Westernmost town: Lagoa da Confusão * Easternmost town: Mateiros


Elevation

* Highest elevation point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m (9,823 ft) * Lowest elevation point:
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See also

* Geography of Brazil


References

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