Extreme points of Brazil
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This is a list of the extreme points of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Latitude and longitiude

The following points that are farther north
North
North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the top side of a map is north....

, south
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....

, east
East
East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the right side of a map is east....

 or west
West
West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the left side of a map is west....

 than any other location.

Brazil

  • Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí
    Monte Caburaí
    Monte Caburaí is a mountain located on the border between the South American countries of Brazil and Guyana standing at above sea level. The source of the Uailã or Ailã river, located on the mountain, is the northernmost point of Brazil....

    , Roraima
    Roraima
    Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...

     (05°15′05"N 060°12′33"W)
  • Northernmost town: Uiramutã
    Uiramutã
    Uiramutã is a municipality located in the northeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,742 and its area is 8,066 km². It is the northernmost city in Brazil, with Monte Caburaí being the northernmost point...

    , Roraima
    Roraima
    Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...

  • Southernmost point: Barra do Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

     (33°45′09"S 053°22′07"W)
  • Southernmost town: Chuí
    Chui
    -Places:In Kyrgyzstan:*Chui Province*Chui RiverIn South America:*Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul*Chui Stream, on the Brazil-Uruguay borderIn SwahiliChui means Leopard...

    , Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

  • Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor
    Serra do Divisor National Park
    Serra do Divisor National Park is a national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near Peruvian border. It is also the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters above sea level. It has been nominated by the Brazilian government as a Tentative World Heritage Site...

    , Acre (07°32′39"S 073°59′04"W)
  • Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km²....

    , Acre
    Acre
    The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...

  • Easternmost point: Ilha do Sul, Ilhas Martin Vaz, Espírito Santo
    Espírito Santo
    Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...

     (20°28′28"S 028°50′26"W)
  • Easternmost town: João Pessoa
    João Pessoa
    João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...

    , Paraíba
    Paraíba
    Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...

     07°09′28"S 034°47′38"W)

Brazil (mainland)

  • Northernmost point: Monte Caburaí
    Monte Caburaí
    Monte Caburaí is a mountain located on the border between the South American countries of Brazil and Guyana standing at above sea level. The source of the Uailã or Ailã river, located on the mountain, is the northernmost point of Brazil....

    , Roraima
    Roraima
    Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...

     (05°15′05"N 060°12′33"W)
  • Northernmost town: Uiramutã
    Uiramutã
    Uiramutã is a municipality located in the northeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,742 and its area is 8,066 km². It is the northernmost city in Brazil, with Monte Caburaí being the northernmost point...

    , Roraima
    Roraima
    Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...

  • Southernmost point: Barra do Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

     (33°45′09"S 053°22′07"W)
  • Southernmost town: Chuí
    Chui
    -Places:In Kyrgyzstan:*Chui Province*Chui RiverIn South America:*Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul*Chui Stream, on the Brazil-Uruguay borderIn SwahiliChui means Leopard...

    , Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

  • Westernmost point: Serra do Divisor
    Serra do Divisor National Park
    Serra do Divisor National Park is a national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near Peruvian border. It is also the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters above sea level. It has been nominated by the Brazilian government as a Tentative World Heritage Site...

    , Acre (07°32′39"S 073°59′04"W)
  • Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km²....

    , Acre
    Acre
    The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...

  • Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba
    Paraíba
    Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...

     (07°09′28"S 034°47′38"W)
  • Easternmost town: João Pessoa
    João Pessoa
    João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...

    , Paraíba
    Paraíba
    Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...

     07°09′28"S 034°47′38"W)

Acre

  • Northernmost town: Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km²....

  • Southernmost town: Epitaciolândia
    Epitaciolândia
    Epitaciolândia is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 13 434 and its area is 1,659 km². It is the southernmost municipality in Acre....

  • Westernmost town: Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima
    Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km²....

  • Easternmost town: Acrelândia
    Acrelândia
    Acrelândia is a municipality located in the easternmost portion of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 8,695 and its area is 1,575 km²....


Alagoas

  • Northernmost town: Jacuípe
    Jacuípe
    Jacuípe is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 7,208 and its area is 217 km²....

  • Southernmost town: Piaçabuçu
    Piaçabuçu
    Piaçabuçu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. It is the easternmost municipality in Alagoas, and lies near both São Francisco River and the Atlantic Ocean. Its population was 17,980 and its area is 240 km²....

  • Westernmost town: Delmiro Gouveia
    Delmiro Gouveia
    Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality located in the westernmost point of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 47,991 and its area is 609 km²....

  • Easternmost town: Maragogi
    Maragogi
    Maragogi is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Alagoas in the 125 km north of Maceió capital city. Has 25,726 inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state....


Amapá

  • Northernmost town: Oiapoque
    Oiapoque
    Oiapoque is a municipality in the north of the state of Amapá, Brazil. Its population is 11,449 and its area is 22,625 km². Oiapoque is also a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana...

  • Southernmost town: Vitória do Jari
    Vitória do Jari
    Vitória do Jari is a municipality located in the southernmost tip of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 11,253 and its area is 2,483 km²....

  • Westernmost town: Laranjal do Jari
    Laranjal do Jari
    Laranjal do Jari is a municipality located in the west of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 39,285 and its area is 29,699 km2....

  • Easternmost town: Amapá
    Amapá (city)
    Amapá is a municipality located in the easternmost portion of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 7,745 and its area is 9,169 km². The city is home to the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve....


Amazonas

  • Northernmost town: São Gabriel da Cachoeira
    São Gabriel da Cachoeira
    São Gabriel da Cachoeira is a city and a Municipality located on the Northern shores of the Rio Negro River, in the region of Cabeça do Cachorro, Amazonas state, Brazil. Between 1952 and 1966, it was officially called Uaupés, after the nearby Vaupés River. Most of its inhabitants are indigenous...

  • Southernmost town: Lábrea
    Lábrea
    Lábrea is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population is 38,451 and its area is 68.508,6 km². The town is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Lábrea....

  • Westernmost town: Atalaia do Norte
    Atalaia do Norte
    Atalaia do Norte is the most western municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 13,682 and its area is 76,355 km²....

  • Easternmost town: Nhamundá
    Nhamundá
    Nhamundá is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 18,198 and its area is 14,106 km²....


Bahia

  • Northernmost town: Curaçá
    Curaçá
    Curaçá is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia....

  • Southernmost town: Mucuri
    Mucuri
    Mucuri is a city in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The estimated population in 2008 was 34,836 inhabitants. It is the southernmost city in Bahia, and the only one from that state to border Espírito Santo....

  • Westernmost town: Formosa do Rio Preto
    Formosa do Rio Preto
    Formosa do Rio Preto is the westernmost and largest city in the Brazilian state of Bahia....

  • Easternmost town: Jandaíra
    Jandaíra
    Jandaíra is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The city is famous because of the Mangue seco village and beach....


Ceará

  • Northernmost town: Jijoca de Jericoacoara
    Jijoca de Jericoacoara
    Jericoacoara is a virgin beach hidden behind the dunes of the west coast of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil. Selected by the The Washington Post as one of the Top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, nicknamed Jeri, consists of blue lagoons, calm seas and huge dunes.- Etymology :The name...

  • Southernmost town: Penaforte
    Penaforte
    Penaforte is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará, bordering the state of Pernambuco....

  • Westernmost town: Granja
    Granja, Ceará
    Granja is the westernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará....

  • Easternmost town: Icapuí
    Icapuí
    Icapuí is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará, located in the northeast coast of the state....


Espírito Santo

  • Northernmost town: Mucurici
    Mucurici, Espírito Santo
    Mucurici is the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 5,914 and its area is 537.711 km².-References:...

  • Southernmost town: Presidente Kennedy
    Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo
    Presidente Kennedy is a coastal municipality located in the southernmost portion Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 10,786 and its area is 586.464 km². It is located at 55 meters above sea level....

  • Westernmost town: Dores do Rio Preto
    Dores do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo
    Dores do Rio Preto is the westernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 6,288 and its area is 153.106 km². The village Pedras Meninas in Dores is the location for the entrance to Caparaó National Park and the Pico da Bandeira from Espirito...

  • Easternmost town: Conceição da Barra
    Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo
    Conceição da Barra is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. The city is also the northernmost coastal city of the state. Its population was 27,029 and its area is 1,188.044 km².-References:...


Goiás

  • Northernmost town: São Miguel do Araguaia
    São Miguel do Araguaia
    São Miguel do Araguaia is city in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the northernmost municipality in Goiás, one of the largest too, and a major producer of cattle....

  • Southernmost town: Itajá
    Itajá, Goiás
    Itajá is a city in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Itajá is a large producer of beef cattle.Itajá is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located eight kilometers north of the Aporá River, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul.Itajá is 408 kilometers from...

  • Westernmost town: Mineiros
    Mineiros
    Mineiros is a city in the southwest of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Mineiros is the westernmost city in Goiás and a great producer of cattle, soybeans, and corn....

  • Easternmost town: Mambaí
    Mambaí
    Mambaí is a city in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the easternmost city in that state.-Geography:Mambaí is one of the most isolated cities in the state of Goiás. It lies in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region less than 20 kilometers from the border with the state of Bahia. It is 61...


Maranhão

  • Northernmost town: Carutapera
    Carutapera
    Carutapera is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão....

  • Southernmost town: Alto Parnaíba
    Alto Parnaíba
    Alto Parnaíba is a Brazilian municipality in the southernmost tip of the state of Maranhão. In 2008, the city's population was 10,606....

  • Westernmost town: São Pedro da Água Branca
    São Pedro da Água Branca
    São Pedro da Água Branca is the westernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, bordering both Pará and Tocantins states....

  • Easternmost town: Araioses
    Araioses
    Araioses is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It lies near the Parnaíba River's delta, and its territory also include the Canárias, Desgraça, Coroatá and Grande de Paulino islands, apart from several smaller islands....


Mato Grosso

  • Northernmost town: Apiacás
    Apiacás
    Apiacás is the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is the only city in a territorial "edge" of Mato Grosso that "pierce" the boundary between Amazonas and Pará....

  • Southernmost town: Alto Taquari
    Alto Taquari
    Alto Taquari is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso....

  • Westernmost town: Colniza
    Colniza
    Colniza is an agricultural municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It has the highest homicide rate in Brazil , 165 deaths per year per 100 thousand inhabitants , and is also the westernmost municipality of the state...

  • Easternmost town: Santa Terezinha
    Santa Terezinha
    Santa Terezinha is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso....


Mato Grosso do Sul

  • Northernmost town: Corumbá
    Corumbá
    Corumbá is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 96,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, animal husbandry, mineral extraction, and tourism, being the...

  • Southernmost town: Mundo Novo
    Mundo Novo, Mato Grosso do Sul
    Mundo Novo is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 16,441 and its area is 479.327 km²....

  • Westernmost town: Corumbá
    Corumbá
    Corumbá is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 96,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, animal husbandry, mineral extraction, and tourism, being the...

  • Easternmost town: Paranaíba
    Paranaíba
    Paranaíba is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 40,118 and its area is 5,402.778 km²....


Minas Gerais

  • Northernmost town: Montalvânia
    Montalvânia
    Montalvânia is a municipality in the northernmost point of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2008 the population was 16,265 in an area of 1,484.388 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code is 39495-000 and it is located in the microregion of Januária-...

  • Southernmost town: Camanducaia
    Camanducaia
    Camanducaia is the southernmost municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Inhabited by 20,212 in 2008....

     (the southernmost urban seat of a municipality, however, is Extrema)
  • Westernmost town: Carneirinho
    Carneirinho
    Carneirinho is a municipality in the westernmost tip of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Due to its location, it is the only municipality in Minas Gerais to border the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. As of 2008 the population was 9,129 in a total area of 2,060.720 km²...

  • Easternmost town: Salto da Divisa
    Salto da Divisa
    Salto da Divisa is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2008 was 7,127 inhabitants in a total area of 943.647 km². It is the easternmost municipality of Minas Gerais...


Pará

  • Northernmost town: Almeirim
    Almeirim, Pará
    Almeirim is a city on the Amazon and the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. The municipality is crossed by the Equator....

  • Southernmost town: Santana do Araguaia
    Santana do Araguaia
    Santana do Araguaia is the southernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pará. The city lies near the Araguaia River, which marks the border with the state of Tocantins. The town was established on by then-governor of Pará, Aurélio do Carmo, after being split off from the municipality of Conceição...

  • Westernmost town: Oriximiná
    Oriximiná
    Oriximiná is the westernmost and second largest city in the Brazilian state of Pará. The city lies on the Trombetas river, 40 km northwest of Óbidos. The city is crossed by the Equator....

  • Easternmost town: Viseu
    Viseu, Pará
    Viseu is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará....


Paraíba

  • Northernmost town: Belém do Brejo do Cruz
    Belém do Brejo do Cruz
    Belém do Brejo do Cruz is the northernmost town in the Brazilian state of Paraíba....

  • Southernmost town: São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro
    São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro
    São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro is the southernmost town in the Brazilian state of Paraíba....

  • Westernmost town: Cachoeira dos Índios
    Cachoeira dos Índios
    Cachoeira dos Índios is the westernmost town in the Brazilian state of Paraíba....

  • Easternmost town: João Pessoa
    João Pessoa
    João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...


Paraná

  • Northernmost town: Jardim Olinda
    Jardim Olinda
    Jardim Olinda is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Paraná. The Saran Grande waterfall, located there, is the northernmost point in the state and in all Southern Brazil....

  • Southernmost town: General Carneiro
    General Carneiro
    General Carneiro is the southernmost city in the Brazilian state of Paraná....

  • Westernmost town: Foz do Iguaçu
    Foz do Iguaçu
    Foz do Iguaçu is the 7th largest city in Paraná state, Brazil, with a population of 255,900 inhabitants. It is located approximately 650 km west of Curitiba, Parana's capital city, being the westernmost city in that state...

  • Easternmost town: Guaraqueçaba
    Guaraqueçaba
    Guaraqueçaba is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Paraná, and one of the few coastal cities of the state. The short Ararapira River marks the border with São Paulo....


Pernambuco

  • Northernmost town: Itapetim
    Itapetim
    Itapetim is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 14.063 inhabitants and the total area is 404.82 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Sertão Pernambucano...

  • Southernmost town: Petrolina
    Petrolina
    Petrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 281.851 in 2009 in a total area of 4756.8 km²....

  • Westernmost town: Afrânio
    Afrânio
    Afrânio is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is the westernmost municipality of Pernambuco. Its located in the mesoregion of São Francisco Pernambucano...

  • Easternmost town: Goiana
    Goiana
    Goiana is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco, about 65 km north of the city of Recife. It is built on a fertile plain between the rivers Tracunhaém and Capibaribe mirim near their junction to form the Goiana River, and is 25 km from the coast. It the easternmost...


Piauí

  • Northernmost town: Ilha Grande
    Ilha Grande, Piauí
    Ilha Grande is one of the four coastal cities of Piauí, Brazil. It is also the northernmost city of the state....

  • Southernmost town: Cristalândia do Piauí
    Cristalândia do Piauí
    Cristalândia do Piauí is the southernmost city of the Brazilian state of Piauí....

  • Westernmost town: Santa Filomena
    Santa Filomena
    Cristalândia do Piauí is the westernmost city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The city lies near the Parnaíba River, which forms the border with the state of Maranhão....

  • Easternmost town: Pio IX
    Pio IX
    Pio IX is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The city is named after Pope Pius IX....


Rio de Janeiro

  • Northernmost town: Porciúncula
    Porciúncula
    Porciúncula is a municipality located in the northernmost point of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 18,227 and its area is 302.201km²....

  • Southernmost town: Paraty
    Paraty
    Paraty [pronounced Par-a-CHEE] is a preserved Portuguese colonial and Brazilian Imperial town with a population of about 36,000. It is located on the Costa Verde , a lush, green corridor that runs along the coastline of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil...

  • Westernmost town: Paraty
    Paraty
    Paraty [pronounced Par-a-CHEE] is a preserved Portuguese colonial and Brazilian Imperial town with a population of about 36,000. It is located on the Costa Verde , a lush, green corridor that runs along the coastline of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil...

  • Easternmost town: Campos dos Goytacazes
    Campos dos Goytacazes
    Campos dos Goytacazes is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 463,545 inhabitants. Its area is 4,031.910 km², which makes it the largest municipality in the state and its elevation is 14 m...


Rio Grande do Norte

  • Northernmost town: Tibau
    Tibau
    Tibau is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is also the last coastal city of that state before Ceará. One of the main sources of income for the city is within the fishing and farming industry....

  • Southernmost town: Equador
  • Westernmost town: Venha-Ver
    Venha-Ver
    Venha-Ver is the westernmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. The city's name means "Come-to-see-it" in Portuguese. The highest point of the state is located there, in the Serra do Coqueiro mountain range, at the triple border of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Ceará....

  • Easternmost town: Baía Formosa
    Baía Formosa
    Baía Formosa is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is also the first coastal city of that state, lying near the border with Paraíba....


Rio Grande do Sul

  • Northernmost town: Alpestre, Rio Grande do Sul
    Alpestre, Rio Grande do Sul
    Alpestre is the northernmost municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city lies near the Uruguay River, at its northernmost point. A landmark called Ponto Extremo Norto marks the northernmost point of the state....

  • Southernmost town: Chuí
    Chui
    -Places:In Kyrgyzstan:*Chui Province*Chui RiverIn South America:*Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul*Chui Stream, on the Brazil-Uruguay borderIn SwahiliChui means Leopard...

  • Westernmost town: Barra do Quaraí
    Barra do Quaraí
    Barra do Quarai is a small Brazilian town located near the border with Uruguay and Argentina on the Uruguay River. The town became the westernmost city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and in all Southern Brazil when it was separated from the municipality of Uruguaiana on December 28, 1995. It...

  • Easternmost town: Torres

Rondônia

  • Northernmost town: Porto Velho
    Porto Velho
    Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. The population is estimated to be 426,558 people...

  • Southernmost town: Cabixi
    Cabixi
    Cabixi is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 6,777 and its area is 1,314 km². It is the southernmost city in Rondônia....

  • Westernmost town: Porto Velho
    Porto Velho
    Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. The population is estimated to be 426,558 people...

  • Easternmost town: Vilhena
    Vilhena
    Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 68,405 and its area is 11,519 km². It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia state.-History:...


Roraima

  • Northernmost town: Uiramutã
    Uiramutã
    Uiramutã is a municipality located in the northeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,742 and its area is 8,066 km². It is the northernmost city in Brazil, with Monte Caburaí being the northernmost point...

  • Southernmost town: Rorainópolis
    Rorainópolis
    Rorainópolis is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 25,714 and its area is 33,594 km². The city is crossed by the equator line....

  • Westernmost town: Amajari
    Amajari
    Amajari is a municipality located in the northwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,980 and its area is 28,472 km². It is the westernmost municipality in Roraima....

  • Easternmost town: Caroebe
    Caroebe
    Caroebe is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,400 and its area is 12,066 km². It is the easternmost municipality in Roraima and the only one to border the state of Pará....


Santa Catarina

  • Northernmost town: Itapoá
    Itapoá
    Itapoá is a small town in the northern part of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It borders the municipal areas of São Francisco do Sul in the south and of Garuva in the east. In the north it borders with the state of Paraná...

  • Southernmost town: Praia Grande
    Praia Grande, Santa Catarina
    Praia Grande is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Despite its name , the city is landlocked....

  • Westernmost town: Itapiranga
    Itapiranga, Santa Catarina
    Itapiranga is the westernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina....

  • Easternmost town: Florianópolis
    Florianópolis
    -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...


São Paulo

  • Northernmost town: Populina
    Populina
    Populina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2008 was 4,275 and the area is 315.432 km². The elevation is 443 m....

  • Southernmost town: Cananéia
    Cananéia
    Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near to where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2008 was 12,377 and the area is 1,242.010 km². The elevation is 8 m. The city of Cananéia is host to the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho research base belonging to the...

  • Westernmost town: Rosana
    Rosana, São Paulo
    Rosana is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2008 was 19,428 and the area is 741.216 km². The elevation is 236 m. The city is the westernmost city in the state of São Paulo.- References :...

  • Easternmost town: Bananal
    Bananal, São Paulo
    Bananal is the easternmost city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population density is 16.5/km². The population in 2008 was 10,727. The area is 616.320 km²....


Sergipe

  • Northernmost town: Canindé de São Francisco
    Canindé de São Francisco
    Canindé de São Francisco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 22,534 and its area is 908.2 km²....

  • Southernmost town: Cristinápolis
    Cristinápolis
    Cristinápolis is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 16,365 in the year 2008, and its area is 251.3 km²....

  • Westernmost town: Poço Verde
    Poço Verde
    Poço Verde is the westernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 21,721 and its area is 431 km²....

  • Easternmost town: Brejo Grande
    Brejo Grande
    Brejo Grande is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 22,534 and its area is 149.2 km²....


Tocantins

  • Northernmost town: São Sebastião do Tocantins
    São Sebastião do Tocantins
    São Sebastião do Tocantins is the northernmost city in the state of Tocantins....

  • Southernmost town: Paranã
    Paranã
    Paranã is a town and municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil....

  • Westernmost town: Lagoa da Confusão
    Lagoa da Confusão
    Lagoa da Confusão is the westernmost city in the state of Tocantins....

  • Easternmost town: Mateiros
    Mateiros
    Mateiros is the easternmost city in the state of Tocantins. It is the only city in Tocantins to border the state of Piauí...


Elevation

  • Highest elevation point: Pico da Neblina
    Pico da Neblina
    Pico da Neblina is the highest mountain in Brazil, above sea level, in the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil–Venezuela border. As determined by a border survey expedition in 1962, its summit lies just within Brazilian territory, at a horizontal distance of only from...

     2,994 m (9,823 ft) 0°48′N 66°02′W
  • Lowest elevation point: Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

     0 m

See also

  • Geography of Brazil
    Geography of Brazil
    The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of which includes of land and of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at...

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