Brazilian regions explained for foreigners based on common stereotypes.
Not a real place(west) - Too isolated to be remembered
Not a real place(east) - Not isolated but kinda insignificant for being closer to important states
Big ass Jungle - Amazon
Used to be big ass jungle - Deforested Amazon
Your food comes from here - Region with large agricultural production.
All the money - Richest state(São Paulo)
Russia - Brazilian Florida, where crazy stuff happens
White than Denmark - Region which received the most of the european immigration on late XIX and early XX centuries
What you think Brazil is - Rio de Janeiro state, basically all the culture foreigners know as brazilian is in fact more a Rio de Janeiro culture than brazilian in general.
Grandma's House - Minas Gerais state, known for having friendly people and a rich cuisine, when you visit a mineiro person's house he/she will probably stuff you with food
Modern Day Feudalism - Maranhão state is known for being controlled by the Sarney family
Flooded Desert - Lençóis Maranhenses
Ugh - The capital Brasilia with all the congressmen
The others are self-explanatory
Not a real place(west) - Too isolated to be remembered
Not a real place(east) - Not isolated but kinda insignificant for being closer to important states
Big ass Jungle - Amazon
Used to be big ass jungle - Deforested Amazon
Your food comes from here - Region with large agricultural production.
All the money - Richest state(São Paulo)
Russia - Brazilian Florida, where crazy stuff happens
White than Denmark - Region which received the most of the european immigration on late XIX and early XX centuries
What you think Brazil is - Rio de Janeiro state, basically all the culture foreigners know as brazilian is in fact more a Rio de Janeiro culture than brazilian in general.
Grandma's House - Minas Gerais state, known for having friendly people and a rich cuisine, when you visit a mineiro person's house he/she will probably stuff you with food
Modern Day Feudalism - Maranhão state is known for being controlled by the Sarney family
Flooded Desert - Lençóis Maranhenses
Ugh - The capital Brasilia with all the congressmen
The others are self-explanatory