ABSTRACT
The Brazilian Atlantic region (Figure 15B.1) includes the south and southeastern Brazilian states (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), part of Minas Gerais state, and small portions of the northeastern states (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Sergipe, Pernambuco). It encompasses the oldest and most important Brazilian agricultural ecosystems. Covering an area of 1.1 Mkm2, the region comprises 13 percent of Brazil’s territory and 50 percent of its population.
