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In the year 1999, Brazil produced a gross domestic product (GDP) of R$44,403,000 million or US$2,223,737 million in nominal terms, ranking 7th worldwide, and Int$2,896,461 million in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, ranking 7th worldwide, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In that year, the Brazilian economy grew 1.0% in real terms according to revised figures of the IBGE. The per capita accounts of the GDP were R$22,813.47 or US$11.521,95 in nominal terms, and Int$14,537.40 in PPP terms. The Brazilian population, in 2012, was 193,300,291, ranking 5th worldwide and totaling 2.84% of the world's population.
Brazil is formed by the union of 27 federative units—26 states and the Federal District, which contains the capital city, Brasília. Of these, seven states; São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Bahia and Santa Catarina; with the Federal District, constitute almost 80% of the national economy. São Paulo is the richest and most populous state in Brazil, ranking 16th and 27th worldwide, respectively; Rio de Janeiro is the second richest and the third most populous state, ranking 65th and 59th worldwide; Minas Gerais is the third richest and the second most populous state, ranking 80th and 55th worldwide. Piauí has the lowest GRP per capita at the same time that the Federal District has the highest. Amapá, Acre and Roraima are the poorest states in the country with 0.59% of the national GDP.
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The listings are based on data from the 2016 Regional Accounts Report, [1] published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), in partnership with the State Bodies of Statistics, State Departments of Government and the Superintendency of the Manaus Free Zone (SUFRAMA). Information is compiled from statistics on the annual value of production, intermediate consumption and added value of each economic activity, as well as indicators of growth in the volume of annual production and the annual index of prices of goods and services produced and the main inputs consumed. The methodology and database of the Report are completely integrated into the series of National Accounts, which has as initial reference the year 2002, with results consistent with the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE).
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Federative unit | population in millions † | # | GRP in BRL billion [2] | GRP in USD billion | Share | Comparable country | # | GRP Per capita in BRL | GRP Per capita in USD |
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North Region [†] | 17.9 | — | 320.773 | 97.206 | 4.7% | Ecuador | — | 18.359 | 5,430 |
Rondônia | 1.8 | 22 | 39.451 | 11.287 | 0.6% | Malta | 13 | 22.072 | 6,327 |
Acre | 0.8 | 26 | 13.751 | 3.934 | 0.2% | Maldives | 21 | 16.837 | 4,827 |
Amazonas | 4 | 16 | 89.017 | 25.468 | 1.4% | Uganda | 12 | 22.245 | 6,377 |
Roraima | 0.5 | 27 | 11.011 | 3.150 | 0.2% | Burundi | 14 | 21.413 | 6,138 |
Pará | 8.3 | 12 | 138.068 | 39.501 | 2.2% | Sierra Leone | 22 | 16.689 | 4,784 |
Amapá | 0.8 | 25 | 14.339 | 4.102 | 0.2% | Maldives | 16 | 18.329 | 5,255 |
Tocantins | 1.5 | 24 | 31.576 | 9.033 | 0.5% | Madagascar | 15 | 20.598 | 5,905 |
Northeast Region [†] | 57.2 | — | 848.532 | 257.135 | 14.2% | Chile | — | 15.002 | 4,495 |
Maranhão | 7 | 17 | 85.286 | 24.400 | 1.4% | Uganda | 27 | 12.264 | 3,515 |
Piauí | 3.2 | 21 | 41.406 | 11.846 | 0.7% | Bahamas | 26 | 12.890 | 3,695 |
Ceará | 9 | 11 | 138.379 | 39.590 | 2.2% | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23 | 15.437 | 4,426 |
Rio Grande do Norte | 3.5 | 18 | 59.661 | 17.069 | 1.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 17.168 | 4,922 |
Paraíba | 4 | 19 | 59.089 | 16.905 | 0.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | 14.774 | 4,235 |
Pernambuco | 9.4 | 10 | 167.290 | 47.861 | 2.7% | Belarus | 17 | 17.777 | 5,096 |
Alagoas | 3.4 | 20 | 49.456 | 14.149 | 0.8% | Georgia | 25 | 14.723 | 4,221 |
Sergipe | 2.3 | 23 | 38.867 | 11.120 | 0.6% | Mongolia | 19 | 17.153 | 4,918 |
Bahia | 15.3 | 6 | 258.649 | 78.127 | 4.1% | Sri Lanka | 20 | 16.931 | 4,854 |
Southeast Region [†] | 86.9 | — | 3,238.716 | 981.445 | 54% | Mexico | — | 37.771 | 11,294 |
Minas Gerais | 20.9 | 3 | 544.634 | 155.821 | 8.7% | Algeria | 11 | 25.937 | 7,436 |
Espírito Santo | 3.9 | 14 | 109.227 | 31.250 | 1.7% | Bahrain | 9 | 27.487 | 7,880 |
Rio de Janeiro | 16.6 | 2 | 640.186 | 183.158 | 10.2% | New Zealand | 3 | 38.481 | 11,032 |
São Paulo | 44.8 | 1 | 2,038.005 | 583.077 | 32.5% | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 45.542 | 13,056 |
South Region [†] | 29.6 | — | 1,008.018 | 305.465 | 16.8% | Denmark | — | 34.486 | 10,320 |
Paraná | 11.2 | 5 | 401.662 | 114.916 | 6.4% | Hungary | 7 | 35.726 | 10,242 |
Santa Catarina | 6.9 | 7 | 256.661 | 73.431 | 4.1% | Guatemala | 5 | 37.140 | 10,648 |
Rio Grande do Sul | 11.3 | 4 | 408.645 | 116.914 | 6.5% | Hungary | 6 | 36.206 | 10,379 |
Central-West Region [†] | 15.8 | — | 579.745 | 175.683 | 9.4% | Iraq | — | 37.529 | 11,119 |
Mato Grosso do Sul | 2.7 | 15 | 91.866 | 26.283 | 1.5% | Latvia | 8 | 34.247 | 9,818 |
Mato Grosso | 3.3 | 13 | 123.834 | 35.429 | 2.0% | Paraguay | 4 | 37.462 | 10,740 |
Goiás | 6.7 | 9 | 181.692 | 51.982 | 2.9% | Uruguay | 10 | 27.135 | 7,779 |
Distrito Federal | 3 | 8 | 235.497 | 67.376 | 3.8% | Uzbekistan | 1 | 79.099 | 22,677 |
Total | 206 | — | 6,267.205 | 1,793.312 | 100% | Brazil | — | 30.411 | 8,727 |
∗ The original order of Brazilian states in this list is in accordance with the respective state's number code defined by IBGE.
The economy of Brazil is historically the largest in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere in nominal terms. The Brazilian economy is the second largest in the Americas. It is an upper-middle income developing mixed economy. In 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brazil has the 9th largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world and has the 8th largest purchasing power parity in the world.
Minas Gerais is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 census. Located in the Southeast Region of the country, it is limited to south and southwest with São Paulo; Mato Grosso do Sul to the west; Goiás and the Federal District to the northwest; Bahia to the north and northeast; Espírito Santo to the east; and Rio de Janeiro to the southeast. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte, is a major urban and finance center in Brazil, being the sixth most populous municipality in the country while its metropolitan area ranks as the third largest in Brazil with just over 5.8 million inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Minas Gerais' territory is subdivided into 853 municipalities, the largest number among Brazilian states.
São Paulo is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region and is limited by the states of Minas Gerais to the north and northeast, Paraná to the south, Rio de Janeiro to the east and Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is divided into 645 municipalities and its total area is 248,219.481 square kilometres km², which is equivalent to 2.9% of Brazil's surface, being slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Its capital is the municipality of São Paulo.
Diamantina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 47,825 in a total area of 3,870 km2.
Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
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Brazil is geopolitically divided into five regions, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, which are formed by the federative units of Brazil. Although officially recognized, the division is merely academic, considering geographic, social and economic factors, among others, and has no political effects other than orientating Federal-level government programs. Under the state level, they are further divided into intermediate regions and even further into immediate regions.
The Southeast Region of Brazil is composed of the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is the richest region of the country, responsible for approximately 60% of the Brazilian GDP, as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais are the three richest states of Brazil, the top three Brazilian states in terms of GDP. The Southeast of Brazil also has the highest GDP per capita among all Brazilian regions.
Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 140,937 in 2020 and the area is 3,242.818 km2.
Leandro Ferreira is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,226 people living in a total area of 355 km2 (137 sq mi). The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1963.
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Oliveira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located at latitude 20º41'47" south and longitude 44º49'38" west, at an altitude of 982 metres. It is located 165 kilometres at southwest from Belo Horizonte. Its estimated population was 41,181 according to the latest IBGE census.
Olhos-d'Água is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 6,171 people living in a total area of 2,086 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1997.
Manga is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected to Januária by paved BR-135, anis 112 km away. Neighboring municipalities are Matias Cardoso, Montalvânia, Miravânia, Juvenília, and São João das Missões. The distance to the state capital is 720 km. As of 2020 the population was 18,226 in an area of 1,950 km².
Miravânia is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2020 the population was 4,914 in an area of 603 km². It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected by dirt road to São João das Missões by paved BR-135. The distance is 112 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Montalvânia, Manga, Cônego Marinho, and São João das Missões.
Santa Vitória is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population was estimated at 19,872. It became a municipality in 1948.
São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,173 living in a total area of 313 km².
Fronteira dos Vales is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-east of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 4,561 living in a total area of 318 km2 (123 sq mi). The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the statistical microregion of Nanuque. It became a municipality in 1963.
Nova Ponte is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 15,800 people living in a total area of 1,105 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1938.
São José da Barra is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,480 people living in a total area of 312 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos. It became a municipality in 1948. The important hydroelectric plant of Furnas is located here.