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Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
State City Population Population year Notes Ref Distrito Federal: Brasília: 3,094,325: 2021: National capital [5]Goiás: Águas Lindas de Goiás: 222,850: 2021 [5]Anápolis
The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in the Americas by city proper population using the most recent official estimate. [1] [2] [circular reference]São Paulo in Brazil is the most populous city in the Americas, the western hemisphere and also the southern hemisphere.
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This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities.
In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area (Portuguese: região metropolitana) and urban agglomeration (aglomeração urbana) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". [ 1 ]
Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Populated places in Brazil by region (8 C, 1 P) Populated places in Brazil by state (27 C)
Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, [1] makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853.