Editing Regions of Brazil (section)

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

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

*Area: 1,561,177&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (18.3%)
*Population: 54,658,515 (30.55 people/km<sup>2</sup>; 29%; 2009)
*GDP: [[Brazilian real|R$]]437 billion / [[United States dollar|US$]]273,1 billion (2009; ~12%) <small> ([[Economy of Brazil|3rd]])</small>
*Climate: Hot all year long. Tropical near the coast and semi-arid in the interior; semi-equatorial in the far west of the region.
*States: [[Alagoas]], [[Bahia]], [[Ceará]], [[Maranhão]], [[Paraíba]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Piauí]], [[Rio Grande do Norte]], [[Sergipe]]
*Largest cities: [[Salvador, Brazil|Salvador]] (2,676,606); [[Fortaleza]] (2,447,409); [[Recife]] (1,536,934); [[São Luís, Maranhão|São Luís]] (1,011,943); [[Maceió]] (932,608); [[Natal, Brazil|Natal]] (789,836); [[Teresina]] (714,583); [[João Pessoa, Paraíba|João Pessoa]] (595,429); [[Jaboatão dos Guararapes]]; (580,795); [[Feira de Santana]] (481,137); [[Aracaju]] (461,083); [[Olinda]] (368,666); [[Campina Grande]] (354,546).
*Economy: [[Tourism in Brazil|Tourism]],<ref name="dadosefatos.turismo.gov.br"/> [[Agriculture in Brazil|tropical fruits (coconut, papaya, melon, banana, mango, pineapple), cocoa, cashew nuts, soybeans, cotton, sugarcane]],<ref>[https://www.ipea.gov.br/portal/images/stories/PDFs/TDs/td_1786.pdf A AGRICULTURA NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO: OPORTUNIDADES E LIMITAÇÕES AO DESENVOLVIMENTO]</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">[https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/26537-ibge-preve-safra-recorde-de-graos-em-2020 IBGE prevê safra recorde de grãos em 2020]</ref><ref>[https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/22648-ppm-2017-rebanho-bovino-predomina-no-centro-oeste-e-mato-grosso-lidera-entre-os-estados PPM 2017: Bovine herds predominate in the Midwest and Mato Grosso leads among the states]</ref><ref name="Brazil's Agriculture by FAO"/> [[Industry in Brazil|machinery manufacturing, textiles]],<ref name="Industry in Brazil"/>[[Energy in Brazil|wind energy production]],<ref name="irena.org"/><ref>[https://www.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/energia-minerais-e-combustiveis/2021/07/regiao-nordeste-bate-recorde-na-geracao-de-energia-eolica-e-solar Região Nordeste bate recorde na geração de energia eólica e solar]</ref> salt extraction.<ref>[https://editoragrafset.com/a-economia-salineira-do-rio-grande-do-norte/ A economia salineira no Rio Grande do Norte]</ref><ref name="Brazilian Mineral Yearbook"/>
*Transport: Mainly highways, which are more abundant along the coast, although transport by sea is also important.
*Vegetation: Mainly desert-like vegetation, with tropical forests along the coast and in the west and savanna-like vegetation in the southwest.
*Notable characteristics: This region was the first part of Brazil discovered by the Portuguese, and the first Brazilian capital, Salvador, was founded here. It has the lowest levels in the country in almost all of the social indicators, being considered the most impoverished region in Brazil. However, it has been growing above national average since the start of the 21st century, gradually reducing the socio-economic distance to the other regions.