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Brazil's regions and states
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For political and administrative reasons, Brazil's 25 states and one federal district are divided into five regions, terms that are used throughout this guide and which you will hear widely referred to in Brazil itself.
NORTH (THE AMAZON) Acre AmapA? Amazonas ParA? RondA?nia CENTRE-WEST BrasAlia (Federal District) GoiA?s Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Tocantins NORTHEAST Alagoas Bahia CearA? MaranhA?o ParaAba Pernambuco PiauA Rio Grande do Norte Sergipe SOUTHEAST EspArito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro SA?o Paulo SOUTH ParanA? Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarin Other useful information
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