Northeast
Whereas elegant Rio de Janeiro and cosmopolitan São Paulo may be the best-known places in Brazil, the Northeast, or Nordeste is one of the liveliest - a land of sunny beaches, colonial towns, vibrating street parties, music and friendly people.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Recife
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Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, is one of the largest and most important cities on the northeastern coast of Brazil.
Fortaleza
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Fortaleza is a major city on Brazil's northeast coast, and the capital of Ceará state.
Destinations
Bahia
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Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country.
Ceará
Ceará is a state in Northeast Brazil. Traditionally one of the poorest in the country, certain regions have developed almost beyond recognition over the last 20 years, mostly from tourism and light manufacturing.
Maranhão
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Maranhão is a state in northeastern Brazil. Maranhão has the second longest coastline in the country, resulting in a great diversity of ecosystems.
Alagoas
Alagoas is a state in Northeast Brazil. Tourism has grown on the beaches of the state with the arrival of Brazilians and foreigners.
Piauí
Piauí is a state in Northeast Brazil. It has the shortest coastline of any northeastern state.
Paraíba
Paraiba is a state in Northeast Brazil. The state is a tourist and industrial hotspot; it is known for its cultural heritage, amenable climate and geographical features, ranging from the seaside beaches to the Borborema Plateau.
Northeast
- Type: Region with 53,000,000 residents
- Description: region of Brazil, composed of nine states
- Neighbors: Central West, North and Southeast
- Category: region of Brazil
- Location: Brazil, South America
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Latitude of centre
-6° or 6° southLongitude of centre
-42° or 42° westPopulation
53,000,000Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)GeoNames ID
3398713Wikidata ID
Q1136194Northeast Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Albanian: Rajoni Verilindor i Brazilit
- Arabic: المنطقة الشمالية الشرقية
- Armenian: Հյուսիսարևելյան տարածաշրջան (Բրազիլիա)
- Armenian: Հյուսիսարևելյան տարածաշրջան
- Azerbaijani: Şimal-şərq regionu (Braziliya)
- Azerbaijani: Şimal-şərq regionu
- Bashkir: Төньяҡ-көнсығыш регионы
- Belarusian: Паўночна-Ўсходні рэгіён (Бразылія)
- Belarusian: Паўночна-Ўсходні рэгіён
- Belarusian: Паўночна-Ўсходні рэгіён Бразыліі
- Belarusian: Паўночна-ўсходні рэгіён
- Bishnupriya: ঔয়াংমুঙ, ব্রাজিল
- Bishnupriya: ঔয়াংমুঙ
- Bishnupriya: ব্রাজিলর ঔয়াঙমুঙ লয়া
- Bosnian: Sjeveroistočna regija
- Breton: Nordeste
- Breton: Rannvro Nordeste
- Bulgarian: Североизточен регион
- Catalan: Regió Nord-est de Brasil
- Catalan: Regió Nord-est del Brasil
- Chinese: 东北地区
- Chinese: 巴西东北部
- Chinese: 巴西东北部地区
- Chinese: 東北地區
- Czech: Severovýchodní region
- Danish: Brasil
- Danish: Nordeste
- Dutch: Noordoost-Brazilië
- Dutch: Regio Noordoost
- English: Brazil, Northeast
- English: Brazil Northeast
- English: Northeast Brazil
- English: Northeast Region, Brazil
- English: Northeast Region
- English: Northeastern Brazil
- Esperanto: Nordorienta Brazilo
- Estonian: Kirdepiirkond
- Finnish: Koillinen alue
- French: Brésil du Nord-Est
- French: Nordeste
- French: Région Nord-Est
- Galician: Rexión Nordeste do Brasil
- Georgian: ჩრდილოეთ-აღმოსავლეთი რეგიონი
- German: Nordostbrasilien
- German: Nordosten
- German: Nordostregion
- German: Região Nordeste
- Greek: Βόρειο ανατολική Βραζιλία
- Hebrew: האזור הצפון-מזרחי
- Hebrew: האזור הצפון-מזרחי של ברזיל
- Hebrew: צפון-מזרח ברזיל
- Hindi: पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्र, ब्राज़ील
- Ido: Nord-estala regiono
- Indonesian: Region Timur Laut
- Interlingua: Region Nord-est
- Italian: Regione Nord-est del Brasile
- Italian: Regione Nordest del Brasile
- Japanese: ノルヂスチ
- Japanese: ノルデスチ
- Japanese: ノルデステ
- Japanese: 北東伯
- Japanese: 北東地域
- Japanese: 北東部
- Japanese: 北東部地域
- Kirghiz: Түндүк-Чыгыш аймагы (Бразилия)
- Korean: 노르데스치 지방
- Latvian: Ziemeļaustrumu reģions
- Lithuanian: Brazilijos Šiaurės rytų regionas
- Macedonian: Североисточен регион
- Malay: Nordeste
- Norwegian: Nordeste
- Norwegian Bokmål: Brasil
- Norwegian Bokmål: Nordeste
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordaustregionen i Brasil
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordeste
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nordaustregionen i Brasil
- Occitan (post 1500): Region Nòrd-Èst
- Persian: شمال شرقی برزیل
- Persian: منطقه شمال شرقی برزیل
- Polish: Region Północno-Wschodni
- Polish: Região Nordeste do Brasil
- Portuguese: Nordeste
- Portuguese: Nordeste (Brasil)
- Portuguese: Nordeste Brasileiro
- Portuguese: Nordeste brasileiro
- Portuguese: Nordeste do Brasil
- Portuguese: Nordeste do brasil
- Portuguese: Região Nordeste
- Portuguese: Região Nordeste (Brasil)
- Portuguese: Região Nordeste do Brasil
- Portuguese: Região nordeste
- Romanian: Nord-Est
- Russian: Северо-восточный регион
- Russian: Северовосточный регион
- Slovenian: Severovzhodna regija
- Spanish: Nordeste brasileno
- Spanish: Nordeste brasilero
- Spanish: Nordeste brasileño
- Spanish: Nordeste de Brasil
- Spanish: Nordeste del Brasil
- Spanish: Noreste de Brasil
- Spanish: Region Nordeste de Brasil
- Spanish: Region Noreste de Brasil
- Spanish: Región Nordeste de Brasil
- Spanish: Región Noreste de Brasil
- Swedish: Nordöstra regionen
- Tatar: Төньяк-көнбатыш төбәк
- Turkish: Kuzeydoğu bölgesi, Brezilya
- Ukrainian: Північно-східний регіон Бразилії
- Urdu: شمال مشرقی علاقہ، برازیل
- Vietnamese: Vùng Đông Bắc, Brasil
- Brasile del nordest
- Grande Regiao Nordeste
- Grande Região Nordeste
- Region Timur Laut, Brasil
- Північно-східний регіон
- Североисточен Регион
- Түндүк-Чыгыш аймагы
- पूर्वोत्तरी क्षेत्र
- 북동부 지방
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Northeast. Photo: cleide isabel, CC BY 2.0.