The Southeast Region is highlighted in yellow.

The Southeast Region of Brazil is composed by 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. Flag of Espírito Santo See other Brazilian States Capital Vitória Largest City Vila Velha Area 46,184 km² Population   - Total   - Density 3 097 232 58. ... Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ...

General Data

• Area: 927,286 km² (12%)
• Population: 72,300,000 hab (77.96 hab/km², 38%)
• GDP: ~US $867 billion (58.5%), per capita US $11,991
• HDI: ~0.820
• Climate: Tropical along the coast, humid, hot in the summer and warm in the winter); Tropical in the northwest (warm, relatively dry in the winter and wet in the summer); Semi-arid in the north; Temperate in the south
• Largest Cities: São Paulo (10,405,867); Rio de Janeiro (5,851,914); Belo Horizonte (2,232,747); Guarulhos (1,071,268); Campinas (968,172); Nova Iguaçú (915,366); São Gonçalo (889,828); Duque de Caxias (770,865); São Bernardo do Campo (701,289); Osasco (650,993); Santo André (648,443); São José dos Campos (538,909); Contagem (537,806); Ribeirão Preto (505,053); Uberlândia (500,488); Sorocaba (494,649); Niterói (458,465); Juiz de Fora (456,432); Santos (412,243), Vila Velha (357,952), Bauru (310,000), Vitória (291,941)

Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... The UN Human Development Index (HDI) measures poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, and other factors. ... Motto: Non ducor, duco (Latin: I am not led, I lead) Administrative division of the city Country Brazil Region Southeast State São Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab (PFL) Area    - City 1,522. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population    - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4. ... Nickname: BH Location in Brazil Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Minas Gerais Founded December 12, 1897 Mayor Fernando Damata Pimentel (PT) Area    - City 330. ... Guarulhos is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Government Country   State Brazil   São Paulo Geographical characteristics Area Total 797. ... Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. ... There are parishes that have the name São Gonçalo: In Brazil, South America São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará São Gonçalo do Abaeté, Minas Gerais... Duque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. ... São Bernardo do Campo (Portuguese for Saint Bernard of the field) is a municipality located in the Greater São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... For other uses, see Santo André (disambiguation) The city of Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew), on the Tamanduatei River, is in São Paulo State 10 km (6 miles) away from the São Paulo city, in the most industrialized region of Brazil. ... Nickname: Capital of the Valley, Capital of the Airplane Motto: Aura Terraque Generosa Location in Sao Paulo State and Brazil Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State São Paulo Mayor Eduardo Cury (PSDB) Area    - City 1,099. ... Contagem is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. ... Political division map of the micro-region of Ribeirão Preto, with population ranges expressed in color Official flag with crest Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Uberlândia is a city on the Rio Uberabinha in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. ... The City of Sorocaba Sorocaba is a city in southern Brazil, in the southeastern portion of São Paulo State. ... The flag of the Municipality Niterói is a city in Brazil, in the state of Rio de Janeiro with a population of about 470,000. ... Juiz de Fora is a city in the southeast of Minas Gerais, Brazil close to the state border with Rio de Janeiro. ... For the Australian oil company, see Santos Limited; for the football team, see Santos Futebol Clube. ... Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. ... Bauru is a Brazilian city and municipality in the state of São Paulo. ... Palácio Anchieta, former Colégio de São Tiago, in downtown Vitória is the seat of the Governor of the State of Espírito Santo reformed in 1912 by André Carloni, italian engineer contracted by Jerônimo Monteiro. ...

Transportation

The Southeast Brazilian region is highly covered by highways – due to the policy in the Brazilian's economy in the 1960s (automobilization of the country) – which led to the car's manufacturing to be a major industry not only in the region but in Brazil as well. Highway in Pennsylvania, USA The Pan-American Highway, in the Peruvian town of Máncora, where it serves as the main street. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The Southeast's highways are generally in good or very good conditions – some exceptions are made to the southern parts of the BR-101. The Brazilian national net of highways is the second largest of the world. ...

Railways are present as well (and also, the region is more covered than any other region), but mainly for freight transport – soil and iron, mainly, from the farms and mines to the seaports.

Also, a very complicated hydrocanal system is present in the Region, even with the presence of ten major dams.

Social Care

São Paulo has the highest HDI rates of the country, and the region has a relatively high HGI rate, in comparison to other Regions to the country. But the high rates are mainly in the small and medium sized cities (up to 250.000 habitants).

Health care and education are of major concern in the larger cities, but in smaller ones, they generally are well-looked by the population.

Larger cities suffer from an increase in violence rates – mainly São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which suffer the effects of Drug Mafia nowadays. Unemployement rates can be as high of 30%, when we do not consider informal working, or as high as 15%, even with informal work. This lead to misery, worsens crime rates and other social problems like beggary and child labour, for example.

See also

• Brazil Regional Division
• Brazil