This is a list of the metropolitan areas in Brazil, containing the legally defined metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants in Brazil, according to estimates published by IBGE.
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Definitions 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". An integrated development area (região integrada de desenvolvimento) is one of the two above structures that crosses state (or Federal District) boundaries.
Because these regions are formed by consent of municipalities, their composition can change over time due to municipal reorganization. These regions may not coincide exactly with boundaries of statistical Immediate Geographic Areas (formerly microregions) defined by IBGE, or with the broader definition of built-up urban area.
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Metropolitan area Region State Population estimate (2019) Population (2017) Population (2016) Change (2016-7) Type São PauloSoutheast 21,734,682 metropolitan area Rio de Janeiro 12,763,459 metropolitan area Belo Horizonte 5,961,895 metropolitan area Brasília Central-West , , 4,627,771 integrated development area Porto Alegre South 4,340,733 metropolitan area FortalezaNortheast 4,106,245 metropolitan area Recife 4,079,575 metropolitan area Salvador 3,929,209 metropolitan area Curitiba South 3,654,960 metropolitan area Campinas Southeast 3,264,915 metropolitan area Manaus North 2,676,936 metropolitan area Goiânia Central-West 2,560,625 metropolitan area Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte Southeast 2,552,610 metropolitan area Belém North 2,510,274 metropolitan area SorocabaSoutheast 2,143,789 metropolitan area Vitória 1,979,337 metropolitan area Baixada Santista 1,865,397 metropolitan area Ribeirão Preto 1,720,469 metropolitan area São LuísNortheast 1,633,117 metropolitan area Natal 1,604,067 metropolitan area Piracicaba Southeast 1,495,220 metropolitan area Norte e Nordeste Catarinense South 1,419,518 metropolitan area MaceióNortheast 1,310,520 metropolitan area João Pessoa 1,278,401 metropolitan area Teresina , 1,223,902 integrated development area FlorianópolisSouth 1,209,818 metropolitan area Londrina 1,111,577 metropolitan area Vale do Rio Cuiabá Central-West 1,041,307 metropolitan area
See also List of cities in Brazil by population Municipalities of Brazil List of municipalities of Brazil List of largest cities in Brazil by state List of metropolitan areas in the Americas Largest cities in the Americas Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
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