Coast consists of a strip of land along the sea coast, being washed by seas and oceans. The Brazilian territory has more than 7,300 kilometers of coastline, which extends from Amapá to the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
This extensive area, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, presents great landscape diversity, such as dunes, beaches, islands, rock formations, etc. Another highlight is the variety of animal and vegetable species.
The diversity of animals and plants
varies by location
The coast of Brazil is divided into four zones:
Amazon Coast – is the coastal strip that runs from Amapá to the Parnaíba delta (located on the border between the states of Piauí and Maranhão). This region is marked by mangroves, dunes and river islands.
João Pessoa - Paraíba
Northeast coast – it extends from the Parnaíba delta to the Recôncavo Baiano (in Bahia). It has several coastal cities, especially Fortaleza, Natal, João Pessoa, Pernambuco, Ipojuca (Porto de Galinhas), Maceió, Aracaju, Salvador, among so many others.
Southeast Coast – is the coastal strip of Brazil that runs from the Recôncavo Baiano to the border between the states of São Paulo and Paraná. Some of the beaches on the Southeast coast are: Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana and Ipanema (Rio de Janeiro), Bertioga, Santos, Caraguatatuba (São Paulo), da Costa, Bacutia, do Morro (Espírito Santo).
Ipanema Beach - Rio de Janeiro
South Coast – is formed by the coast of the southern states of Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul). In this coastal area we can highlight the beaches of Joaquina, Palhoça, Balneário Camboriú (Santa Catarina), Balneário Caiobá, Guaratuba, Pontal (Paraná), Torres, Balneário Pinhal, Tramandaí (Rio Grande do Sul), among many others.
By Wagner de Cerqueira and Francisco
Graduated in Geography
Kids School Team
