Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest in the world, covering approximately 8.5 million square kilometers. It is divided into 26 states and one federal district (Brasília). This click-on-map quiz challenges you to identify Brazilian states by their location on the map. Brazil's states range from the Amazon rainforest states of Amazonas and Pará in the north to the heavily populated southeastern states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais, to the northeastern states along the Atlantic coast. With over 200 million people and extraordinary geographic diversity, Brazil's political geography is both fascinating and challenging to master.
Brazil is organized into 26 states and one federal district. The country is divided into five major regions: the North (dominated by the Amazon rainforest), the Northeast (historically the poorest region, with a distinctive culture and climate), the Central-West (savannah and highlands, including Brasília), the Southeast (Brazil's industrial and cultural heartland), and the South (the most European-influenced region, with a cooler climate).
The state of Amazonas is the largest Brazilian state by area - And one of the largest subnational units in the world - But one of the least densely populated due to its vast jungle cover. São Paulo state, by contrast, is the most populous and economically dominant state, home to the city of São Paulo - The largest city in the Southern Hemisphere. The Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, spans the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Explore more with our South American countries map quiz, South American capitals map quiz, and major rivers map quiz.
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