Microregion (Brazil)
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Microregions are legally defined administrative areas in Brazil
consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas. Microregions are grouped together into mesoregions.
In principle, Brazilian law provides for member municipalities to cooperate on matters of common interest, but in practice, these divisions are primarily used for statistical purposes by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
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Brazil
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consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas. Microregions are grouped together into mesoregions.
In principle, Brazilian law provides for member municipalities to cooperate on matters of common interest, but in practice, these divisions are primarily used for statistical purposes by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
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