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IBGE releases new values of reference heights July 30, 2018

The IBGE releases today the calculation of new high-precision heights, which serve as a basis for engineering, mapping and scientific studies all...

IBGE discloses Digital Municipal Mesh of Brazil June 29, 2018

The IBGE discloses today (06/29/2018) the Digital Municipal Mesh of Brazil, which can be accessed here. The Digital Municipal Mesh of Brazil is...

IBGE launches 2018 version of continuous vector cartographic base of Rio de Janeiro June 28, 2018

The IBGE launches today (06/28) the 2018 version of the continuous vector cartographic base of the state of Rio de Janeiro on scale 1:25,000 - BC25_RJ....

In 2010, Brazil had 8.3 million persons living in areas prone to natural disasters June 28, 2018

The IBGE launched today the Population in risk areas in Brazil publication, in partnership with the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warnings...

IBGE presents an overview of urbanization in Brazil June 20, 2018

The IBGE today launches the second part of the publication Urbanized Areas of Brazil 2015, which encompasses urban concentrations with a population...

New IBGE publication discusses territorial dynamics of sugarcane December 22, 2017

The IBGE released today the Geography of Sugarcane, a publication that discusses the territorial aspects of the sugarcane economy. The sources of...

In urban concentrations of Brazil, 61.9% of the residents lived in areas with good or average living conditions December 20, 2017

In 2010, the biggest part of the population in urban concentrations lived in locations with good and average conditions. That means 58.5 million...

New digital tool from IBGE enables to follow up land use in every kilometer of Brazil December 18, 2017

The IBGE launched today a digital platform including cartographic information on every 8.5 million km2 of the Brazilian territory. Fed with data...

IBGE releases new version of Physical Map of Brazil December 13, 2017

The IBGE releases today the first version of the Physical Map of Brazil in the 1:2,500,000 scale (1 cm = 25 km). Comprising physical aspects of the...

IBGE releases new version of Continuous Cartographic Base in 1:250,000 scale December 12, 2017

The 2017 version of the Continuous Cartographic Base of Brazil in the 1:250,000 scale - BC250 (1 cm = 2.5 km) included information on the relief...

IBGE releases image maps of Piauí, Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará and Maranhão December 07, 2017

The IBGE has just released 36 digital image maps in the 1:100,000 scale (1 cm = 1 km), comprising part of the states of Piauí, Bahia, Pernambuco,...

IBGE concludes mapping of natural resources of Brazilian territory December 04, 2017

The IBGE released this Monday the complete set of maps comprising information on Geology (rocks), Geomorphology (relief), Pedology (soil) and Vegetation...

IBGE updates list of municipalities that integrate Brazilian territorial divisions November 27, 2017

As a biannual procedure, the IBGE once again updated the list of municipalities that comprise the Metropolitan Areas - RMs, Integrated Development...

IBGE updates political maps of Brazilian regions November 23, 2017

This version encompasses the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities and brings information on state and international geographic limits, road system and...

New issue of the Brazilian Journal of Geography released today August 31, 2017

The IBGE releases, today, the first issue of volume 62 of the Brazilian Journal of Geography (RBG). This semester the magazine brings an interview...

IBGE fosters debate on new classification of rural and urban spaces July 31, 2017

The publication Classification and characterization of rural and urban spaces of Brazil - a first approach, released today by the IBGE, proposes...

New study shows current state of Brazilian urbanization July 27, 2017

The IBGE releases today the Urbanized Areas of Brazil 2015 publication (link) Now in its second edition, this project returns more modern and aligned...

2016 Road and Waterway Links shows how Brazilian cities link each other through passenger transportation June 30, 2017

2016 Road and Waterway Links shows how Brazilian cities link each other through passenger transportation The urban network of public intercity transportation...

IBGE releases WEB version of the Geographic Atlas of Brazil’s Coastal and Oceanic Zones June 30, 2017

The IBGE releases today the WEB version of the Geographic Atlas of Brazil’s Oceanic and Coastal Zones. This new version, produced in partnership...

IBGE updates territorial areas of Brazilian states and municipalities June 30, 2017

The IBGE releases today, June 30, 2017, the update of the territorial areas of the Brazilian states and municipalities. The area of Brazil was updated...

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