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Microregions of Brazil


A microregion (Portuguese: Microrregião) is a legally defined area in Brazil consisting of a group of municipalities. Microregions are grouped together into mesoregions. In theory, Brazilian law provides for member municipalities to co-operate on matters of common interest, but in practice, the divisions are used primarily or statistical purposes by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

As of 2014, there are 5569 municipalities, divided over 557 microregions and 136 mesoregions:


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