North

Leave the glamorous cities and beaches of 's central and southern coast behind and see the wilder part of the country, where cities didn't really develop until the 19th century. Northern Brazil is the place to see the enormous Amazon rainforest.
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is a state in the North of , on the border with . is the greenest state of Brazil, with over 50% of its territory protected somehow.

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is a state in the North of , neighboring the states of and . It also borders to the north, and to the east.

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is a metropolis of with about 2.6 million inhabitants in the center of the Amazon rainforest. Traveling to means taking a trip to the Amazon: there are countless jungle hotels that offer a huge variety of tours, from more adventurous…

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is a state in the North of Brazil. It is the largest state of Brazil by area. Amazonas' territory is 98% covered by rainforest. The exuberance of the tropical rain forest, associated with hot and humid climate, are responsible for the largest biodiversity on Earth.

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, the second largest state in by area. It is located in the north of Brazil, and encompasses the mouth of the Amazon River.

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is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the North Region. It is bordered by in the west, Amazonas in the north, in the east, and in the south.

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Amapa is in a state in the North of Brazil. It occupies the northernmost part of the country's Atlantic coast, bordering French Guiana and Suriname.

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is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of .

North

Latitude of center
-4° or 4° south
Longitude of center
-60° or 60° west
Population
17,000,000
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3398712
Wiki­data ID
Q478465
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yoruba—“North” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Rajoni Verior i Brazilit”
  • Arabic: “المنطقة الشمالية البرازيل”
  • Arabic: “المنطقة الشمالية”
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային տարածաշրջան (Բրազիլիա)”
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային տարածաշրջան”
  • Asturian: “Rexón Norte de Brasil”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimal regionu (Braziliya)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimal regionu”
  • Bashkir: “Төньяҡ регионы”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночны рэгіён (Бразілія)”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночны рэгіён”
  • Bishnupriya: “ব্রাজিলর ঔয়াঙ লয়া”
  • Bosnian: “Sjeverna regija”
  • Breton: “Norzh Brazil”
  • Breton: “Rannvro Norzh Brazil”
  • Bulgarian: “Северен регион”
  • Catalan: “Regió Nord del Brasil”
  • Chinese: “北部大区”
  • Chinese: “北部大區”
  • Chinese: “巴西北部”
  • Chinese: “巴西北部地区”
  • Corsican: “Reghjone Nordu di u Brasile”
  • Corsican: “Reghjone settentriunale di u Brasile”
  • Corsican: “Regione Nordu di u Brasile”
  • Corsican: “Regione Nordu”
  • Czech: “Severní region”
  • Danish: “Norte”
  • Dutch: “Noord-Brazilië”
  • Dutch: “Regio Noord”
  • Esperanto: “Norda regiono de Brazilo”
  • Estonian: “Põhjapiirkond”
  • Finnish: “Pohjoinen alue”
  • French: “Brésil septentrional”
  • French: “Région Nord du Brésil”
  • French: “Région Nord”
  • Galician: “Rexión Norte do Brasil”
  • Galician: “Rexión Norte”
  • Georgian: “ჩრდილოეთი რეგიონი”
  • German: “Nördliche Region”
  • German: “Nordregion”
  • German: “Região Norte”
  • Greek: “Βόρεια Βραζιλία”
  • Hebrew: “האזור הצפוני (ברזיל)”
  • Hebrew: “האזור הצפוני של ברזיל”
  • Hebrew: “האזור הצפוני”
  • Hindi: “उत्तरी क्षेत्र (ब्राज़ील)”
  • Hindi: “उत्तरी क्षेत्र”
  • Ido: “Norda regiono”
  • Indonesian: “Region Utara, Brasil”
  • Indonesian: “Region Utara”
  • Interlingua: “Region Nord”
  • Italian: “Brasile settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Regione Nord”
  • Italian: “Regione settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “ブラジル北部地方”
  • Japanese: “北伯”
  • Japanese: “北部”
  • Japanese: “北部地域”
  • Kirghiz: “Түндүк регион”
  • Korean: “노르치 지방”
  • Korean: “북부 지방”
  • Latvian: “Ziemeļu reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Brazilijos Šiaurės regionas”
  • Macedonian: “Северен регион”
  • Macedonian: “Северен Регион”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nuurd Regiuun”
  • Northern Frisian: “Região Norte do Brasil”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Norte”
  • Norwegian: “Norte”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Region Nòrd”
  • Persian: “شمال”
  • Persian: “منطقه شمال برزیل”
  • Polish: “Region Północny”
  • Portuguese: “Norte brasileiro”
  • Portuguese: “Norte do Brasil”
  • Portuguese: “Norte”
  • Portuguese: “Região Norte do Brasil”
  • Portuguese: “Região Norte”
  • Romanian: “Nordul Braziliei”
  • Russian: “Северный регион”
  • Scots: “North Region o Brazil”
  • Scots: “North Region”
  • Scots: “Northren Brazil”
  • Sinhala: “උතුරු කලාපය, බ්‍රසීලය”
  • Slovenian: “Severna regija”
  • Spanish: “Región Norte de Brasil”
  • Spanish: “Región Norte”
  • Swedish: “Norra regionen”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Bölgesi, Brezilya”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Північний регіон Бразилії”
  • Ukrainian: “Північний регіон”
  • Urdu: “شمالی علاقہ، برازیل”
  • Uzbek: “Shimoliy hudud (Braziliya)”
  • Uzbek: “Shimoliy hudud”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng Bắc, Brasil”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Apáàríwá Brasil”
  • “Norte”
  • “Norte do Brasil”

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