The coastline of Brazil measures 7,491 km,[1][a] which makes it the 16th longest national coastline of the world. All the coast lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean.
A considerable number of geographical features can be found all through the coastal areas, like islands, reefs and bays. The beaches of Brazil (2095 in total[2]) are famous in the world and receive a great number of tourists.[3][4]
A famous expression in Brazil is "from Oiapoque to Chuí",[4] which means from the extreme south to the extreme north of the country. However, the actual northernmost point in Brazil is the Monte Caburaí in the far from the coast state of Roraima, whereas the southernmost point is in Santa Vitória do Palmar, the city from which Chuí emancipated.
Out of the 26 Brazilian states, 9 are landlocked, as well as the Distrito Federal. Most of the 17 coastal states have their capitals lying near the coast, exceptions being Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Curitiba (Paraná), São Paulo (São Paulo), Teresina (Piauí), Belém (Pará) and Macapá (Amapá). Porto Alegre, Belém, Teresina and Macapá lie all near large navigable rivers, though.
- ^ CIA World Factbook: Coastline
- ^ Nogueira, Kiko (2007). Guia Quatro Rodas Praias 2007 (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Abril.
- ^ "Brazil is much more than beaches, tourists and investors told". PropertyWire. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Best Beach Towns in Brazil". Things to Do Brazil. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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