Brazil topographic maps

During what many archaeologists called the formative stage, Amazonian societies were deeply involved in the emergence of South America's highland agrarian systems. The trade with Andean civilizations in the terrains of the headwaters in the Andes formed an essential contribution to the social and religious…

Average elevation: 16 ft

During what many archaeologists called the formative stage, Amazonian societies were deeply involved in the emergence of South America's highland agrarian systems. The trade with Andean civilizations in the terrains of the headwaters in the Andes formed an essential contribution to the social and religious…

Average elevation: 13 ft

Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 253,608 (2020 est.) in an area of 323.99 km2. The city is at an elevation of 853 m. Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway.

Average elevation: 2,818 ft

Atibaia has 478 square kilometers of area, 40% of this area is urbanized. The average altitude is 800 meters.

Average elevation: 2,825 ft

Average elevation: 801 ft

Average elevation: 863 ft

Ceará lies partly upon the northeast slope of the Brazilian Highlands, and partly upon the sandy coastal plain. Its surface is a succession of great terraces, facing north and northeast, formed by the denudation of the ancient sandstone plateau which once covered this part of the continent; the terraces are…

Average elevation: 843 ft

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Average elevation: 617 ft

In 1893 due to the climatic and topographic conditions, Curral Del Rey was selected by Minas Gerais governor Afonso Pena among other cities as the location for the new economic and cultural center of the state, under the new name of Cidade de Minas, or City of Minas.

Average elevation: 2,936 ft

Average elevation: 358 ft

Average elevation: 925 ft

'Capanema' is a municipality in the state of Pará. It is located at a latitude 01 ° 11'45 "South and longitude 47 ° 10'51" west, with an altitude of 24 meters. Its population in 2020 was 69,431 inhabitants. Despite being a city average, requires great influence in the region in trade and services. A…

Average elevation: 105 ft

Average elevation: 20 ft

Average elevation: 492 ft

Porto Alegre has a long coastline on the Guaíba Lake, and its topography is punctuated by 40 hills. In the lake, a vast body of water, a maze of islands facing the city creates an archipelago where a unique ecosystem gives shelter to abundant wildlife. The city area concentrates 28% of the native flora of Rio…

Average elevation: 85 ft

It is one of the Brazilian states with the most mountainous terrain, where 52% of the territory is located above 600 metres. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, Santa Catarina predominantly features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) in the coastal lowlands and the lower altitude…

Average elevation: 1,739 ft

The state can be separated into five main topographic areas, from east to west: a coastal zone, the mountains of Serra do Mar, and then three plateaus, each lower than the other, until the Paraná River is reached.

Average elevation: 1,798 ft

Average elevation: 2,802 ft

São Bernardo do Campo is located in the top of the Serra do Mar, on the Atlantic plateau. It occupies an area of 407.1 square kilometre. The altitude varies from a low of 60 meters above sea level at the foot of the mountain range where Rio Passareúva with the Rio Pilões rivers meet, to 986.5 meters at the…

Average elevation: 2,182 ft

Highlands predominate in the northern region of the municipality with altitudes ranging from 660 to 975 m (2,165 to 3,199 ft). The northern border of the municipality lies over the Serra da Mantiqueira Mountains (Mantiqueira Range), with some peaks reaching over 2000 meters (6500 ft.). The highest point in the…

Average elevation: 2,703 ft

Average elevation: 2,927 ft

Average elevation: 367 ft

The city is located in the dominant mesothermic climates in the southeast and south of Brazil, associated with its altitude. The climate is tropical in terms of precipitation but the temperature is affected by elevation, which leads to classify Maria da Fé as a highland tropical climate, as well as Campos do…

Average elevation: 3,835 ft

Average elevation: 2,690 ft

Average elevation: 725 ft

Average elevation: 52 ft

Petrópolis has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwa) caused by elevation with humid summers. The rainfall is approximately 1,383 mm (54.4 in) per annum.

Average elevation: 2,730 ft

Average elevation: 75 ft

Average elevation: 2,684 ft

Average elevation: 2,598 ft

Average elevation: 1,460 ft

Average elevation: 49 ft

The Captaincy of Espírito Santo was carved out of the Captaincy of Bahia in the 18th century, during the colonial rule of Brazil, and named after a 16th-century captaincy covering roughly the same area of coast. Following the elevation of Brazil to a constituent kingdom of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil…

Average elevation: 869 ft

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Average elevation: 377 ft

Average elevation: 2,661 ft

Average elevation: 689 ft

The "cerrado" landscape cover 87% of Tocantins and is characterized by extensive savanna formations crossed by gallery forests and stream valleys. Cerrado includes various types of vegetation. Humid fields and "buriti" palm paths are found where the water table is near the surface. Alpine pastures occur at…

Average elevation: 1,122 ft

Ourinhos is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 114,352 (2020 est.) in an area of 295.82 km2 (114.22 sq mi). The elevation is 483 metres (1,585 ft).

Average elevation: 1,473 ft

Average elevation: 1,030 ft

Average elevation: 2,100 ft

Temperature also varies according to elevation, distance from the coast, and type of vegetation or land use. During the winter, cold fronts and dawn/morning sea breezes bring mild temperatures; cold fronts, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (in the form of winds from the Amazon Forest), the strongest…

Average elevation: 131 ft

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Average elevation: 2,359 ft

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Average elevation: 577 ft

Average elevation: 702 ft

Average elevation: 935 ft

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Average elevation: 194 ft

Average elevation: 2,539 ft

Average elevation: 696 ft