Admistrative divisions of Brazil
Brazil is generally divided into five regions and these regions are made up of 26 states:
Northeast Region: Bahia, Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe;
North Region: Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Roraima, Rondônia, Pará, Tocantins;
Center-West Region: Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, and Distrito Federal, where the national capital, Brasília, is situated;
Southeast Region: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo;
South Region: Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina;
Largest cities of Brazil
Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza, Salvador, Curitiba, Campinas, Belem, Goiania, Manaus, Santos, Vitória, Niteroi, Vila Velha, Vila Velha, Maceio, Natal, Săo Luís, Florianopolis, Joinville, Natal, Joao Pessoa
