Editing Regions of Brazil (section)

===Southeast Region===
{{Main|Southeast Region, Brazil}}

[[File:Brazil Region Sudeste.svg|right|200px]]

* Area: 927,286&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (10.85%)
* Population: 84,840,113 (77.96 people/km<sup>2</sup>, 38%)
* GDP: [[Brazilian real|R$]]1,629 trillion / [[United States dollar|US$]]803 billion (2008; ~49%) <small> ([[Economy of Brazil|1st]])</small>
* Climate: Tropical in the northwest (warm, relatively dry in the winter and wet in the summer); Semi-arid in the north; temperate in the south
* States: [[Espírito Santo]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
* Largest cities: [[São Paulo]] (11,037,593); [[Rio de Janeiro]] (6,186,710); [[Belo Horizonte]] (2,452,617); [[Guarulhos]] (1,299,283); [[Campinas]] (1,064,669); [[São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro|São Gonçalo]] (991,382); [[Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro|Duque de Caxias]] (872,762); [[Nova Iguaçu]] (865,089); [[São Bernardo do Campo]] (810,979); [[Osasco]] (718,646); [[Santo André]] (673,396); [[Uberlândia]] (634,345); [[Contagem]] (625,393); [[São José dos Campos]] (615,871); [[Sorocaba]] (584,313); [[Ribeirão Preto]] (563,107); [[Juiz de Fora]] (526,706); [[Belford Roxo]] (501,544); [[Niterói]] (479,384);  [[São João de Meriti]] (469,827); [[Betim]] (441,748); [[Campos dos Goytacazes]] (434,008).
* Economy: [[Industry in Brazil|Manufacturing (machinery, electronics, automobiles and aviation, steel, chemicals, shoes, textiles)]],<ref name="Industry in Brazil"/> [[Agriculture in Brazil|coffee, sugar cane, orange juice]],<ref>[http://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/bitstream/11058/10483/1/brua_23_artigo9.pdf Agriculture in Southeast Region of Brazil]</ref><ref name="Brazil's Agriculture by FAO"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/> [[Animal husbandry in Brazil|livestock]],<ref name="agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br"/> [[Tourism in Brazil|tourism]],<ref name="dadosefatos.turismo.gov.br"/> petroleum,<ref>[https://www.ibp.org.br/observatorio-do-setor/snapshots/pib-do-estado-do-rio-de-janeiro/ Composição do PIB do estado do Rio de Janeiro]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anp.gov.br/noticias/5601-rio-aumenta-participacao-producao-nacional-petroleo-gas |title=Rio aumenta sua participação na produção nacional de petróleo e gás |access-date=20 July 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027213543/http://www.anp.gov.br/noticias/5601-rio-aumenta-participacao-producao-nacional-petroleo-gas |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Mining in Brazil|iron, gold]],<ref name="Brazilian Mineral Yearbook"/> [[Energy in Brazil|energy production (not sufficient, however, to fulfill its demand)]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/bitstream/1408/4401/1/O%20BNDES%20e%20a%20quest%C3%A3o%20energ%C3%A9tica%20e%20logistica%20na%20Regi%C3%A3o%20Sudeste_5_P.pdf| title = O BNDES e a questão energética e logística da Região Sudeste}}</ref><ref name="irena.org"/> The Southeast is the economic center of Brazil, and most large companies present in Brazil have their headquarters in this region. The economic success of this region is a combination of its 4 states. [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] state is the most developed in the country, it has a population density as high as western Europe, and a HDI [http://www.alunosonline.com.br/geografia/oidhdosestadosbrasileiros.html] comparable to eastern Europe. [[Rio de Janeiro]] is the leader in petroleum production (with almost 3/4 of national production) [http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/tecnologias-verdes/quem-sao-os-10-estados-produtores-de-petroleo-no-brasil.shtml]. [[Minas Gerais]] and [[Espírito Santo]] are located in the richest mining region in Brazil.
* Transport: The region is heavily covered by highways, and, to some extent, railways. Railways and rivers are used mainly for freight, and used where they are present. The region also contains several [[airline hub|airport hubs]] which provide many domestic and international air routes.
* Vegetation: Mainly tropical-like semi-deciduous forests ([[Mata Atlântica]]); semi-arid in the north, with almost no vegetation; [[savannah]]-like vegetation in the west and in the northwest (''[[Cerrado]]''). Very little of the native vegetation still remains (~2%, mostly in parks.)
* Notable characteristics: The southeast region is the major powerhouse of the Brazilian economy, responsible for 49% of the Brazilian GDP (approximately US$1024 billion in 2010). It is also the most populous region in the country, with more than 80 million people, and contains the three most important metropolitan regions ([[São Paulo]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[Belo Horizonte]]), as well as many other large cities (such as, [[Vitória, Brazil|Vitória]] (the capital of [[Espírito Santo]] state), [[Campinas]], [[Uberlândia]] and several others.)