Southeast Region, Brazil

The most populous and economically powerful region of Brazil, home to São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo.

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The Southeast Region of Brazil consists of the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.^[1] It is the wealthiest region in the country, responsible for about 53% of Brazil's GDP in 2022.^[1] The region also has the highest GDP per capita among all Brazilian regions.^[1]

Quick Facts

Area (km²): 924511.3

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Key facts and history

In 2017, Minas Gerais was the country's largest producer of iron, gold, zinc, and niobium.^[2] Brazil was the world's largest diamond producer from 1730 to 1870, with mining first occurring in the Serra da Canastra region of Diamantina.^[3] Minas Gerais ranked first in Brazil, with 47.19% of the value of all marketed mineral production.^[2] By 2017, the state's portion of national automobile output had dropped to 46.6%, and it further declined to 40.1% by 2019.^[4]

Brazil produced 972 million pairs of footwear in 2019.^[5]

What the cited sources add

The Sindicato das Indústrias do Calçado e Vestuário de Birigui reported that 52% of children's shoes made in Brazil are produced in Birigui.^[6] A 2021 sector report from Abicalçados identified 13 footwear production hubs in 2020, located across six states, including Minas Gerais and São Paulo.^[6]

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