Brazil Slide Series: Collection Intro To Brazil, Slide No. 0013.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Port of Manaus. Despite its size the Northern region is sparsely settled and its population was estimated to be 7.7 million in 1986 (less than 6% of the total population). A large part of the population lives in cities such as Belém (PA, 1,200,000) or Manaus (AM, 635,000) which are the largest in the region, or along the major rivers.Porto de Manaus. Apesar do grande tamanho da região Norte, os povoados estão bastante dispersos e sua população em 1986 foi estimada em 7,7 milhões de habitantes, menos de 6% do total da população brasileira. A maior parte desta população vive em cidades como Belém (PA, 1.200.000) ou Manaus (AM, 635.000), que são as maiores da região, ou ao longo dos maiores rios.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988