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Cities, Towns, and
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CHAPTER SIX: CITIES, TOWNS, AND THE COUNTRYSIDE
B
razil’s landscape is varied, from the mountainous highlands to the coastal
lowlands. Cities, where most of the people live, crowd the eastern coastline
along the Atlantic Ocean, while tiny villages dot the interior. Brazil is divided
into five geographical regions: the Northeast; East; Central West; the Amazon
Basin; and the Amazon rain forest. Most of Brazil has a tropical climate,
although the Amazon Basin is extremely humid. The climate along the coast is
relatively mild due to the ocean breezes.
Brazil’s big cities are the economic and cultural hubs of the country, where
impressive skyscrapers look down on spectacular landscapes. The capital,
Brasília, is located in the interior of the country in the Central West Region,