Northeast Region of Brazil

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The Northeast Region of Brazil is a culturally rich and historically significant area known for its colonial heritage, Afro-Brazilian influences, semi-arid hinterlands, and popular coastal tourist destinations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region of Brazil
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Central-West Region of Brazil
North Region of Brazil
Southeast Region of Brazil
capital Salvador
climate equatorial climate
semi-arid climate
tropical climate
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Alagoas
Bahia
Ceará
Maranhão
Paraíba
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio Grande do Norte
Sergipe
continent South America
country Brazil
ethnicGroup Afro-Brazilians
European Brazilians
Indigenous peoples
surface form: Indigenous peoples in Brazil
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasPart Agreste
Brazilian semi-arid region
surface form: Sertão

Zona da Mata
coastal zone of Northeast Brazil
historicalEvent Atlantic slave trade
surface form: Atlantic slave trade in Brazil

Portuguese America
surface form: Portuguese colonization of Brazil

sugarcane plantation economy in colonial Brazil
knownFor Afro-Brazilian culture
axé music
candomblé religious traditions
carnival celebrations
coastal tourism
colonial architecture
forró music
semi-arid hinterlands
languageUsed Portuguese
largestCity Salvador
majorCity Aracaju
Fortaleza
João Pessoa
Maceió
Natal
Recife
São Luís
Teresina
nativeName Northeast Region of Brazil self-linksurface differs
surface form: Região Nordeste do Brasil
partOf Brazil
timeZone Brasília Time

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Extremoz locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Alto Oeste Potiguar locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Porto do Recife locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Cais do Sertão Museum locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Praça da República (Recife) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Palácio do Campo das Princesas locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Penha (Recife) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Parque da Jaqueira locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Recife urban road network locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Afogados neighborhood locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Nova Viçosa, Bahia, Brazil locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Nova Viçosa
João Pessoa International Airport locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Praia do Meio locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Palácio do Governo de Pernambuco locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Government of the State of Paraíba locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Zona da Mata Paraibana locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Genipabu beach locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Genipabu Beach
Brejo Paraibano locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Mamanguape microregion locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Prefeitura Municipal de Mamanguape locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Praça de Casa Forte locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Sé Cathedral (Igreja da Sé) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Boa Viagem beach locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Boa Viagem Beach
Sul Cearense locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Cariri locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Cariri (Ceará)
Nova Olinda (Ceará) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Cariri region of Ceará locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
mesoregion of Noroeste Cearense locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Mesoregion of Noroeste Cearense
microregion of Ibiapaba locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Serra de Baturité locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
São Gonçalo do Amarante (Portuguese) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: São Gonçalo do Amarante
Dragão do Mar locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Mercado de São José locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Igreja de São José do Ribamar locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Praça Dom Vital locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Cordeiro (Recife neighborhood) locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Metrô do Recife locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
legislative palace of Sergipe (seat building) locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
subject surface form: Legislative Palace of Sergipe
Norte Region of Recife locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Cidade Real de Nossa Senhora das Neves locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
São Francisco Church and Convent locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Historic Center of João Pessoa locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Parque Sólon de Lucena locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
BR-230 locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
South Zone of Recife locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Serra da Barriga locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
Piaçabuçu locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil
Guaiúba locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil