The states of the Midwest region of Brazil and their respective capitals are: Distrito Federal – Brasília, Goiás – Goiânia, Mato Grosso – Cuiabá and Mato Grosso do Sul – Campo Grande.
Among these states, they are part of the Pantanal Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Federal District (DF)
The Federal District is neither a state nor a municipality. Considered the smallest autonomous territory in the country, it has Brasília as its capital and seat of government. Before the creation of Brasília, in the 1960s, the Federal Capital of Brazil was the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Population
The population is approximately 2 million inhabitants. Brasília is the fourth most populous Brazilian city.
Border
The Federal District is bordered by the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais.
Vegetation and Climate
Its vegetation consists of the cerrado. The climate is tropical, with annual averages of 20 degrees Celsius, with hot and rainy summer and cold and dry winter.
Hydrography
The main rivers are: Paranoá, Descoberto, São Bartolomeu and Preto.
Goiás (GO)
Goiás is the most populous state in the midwest region and the most central of the Brazilian states. The state of Goiás is among the largest producers of soy and corn in the country, and among the largest producers of generic drugs in the country. The state’s economy is based on industry, commerce, livestock and agriculture.
Population
The population is almost 5 million inhabitants. The most populous cities in the state are: Goiânia, Aparecida de Goiânia, Anápolis, Rio Verde, Luziânia and Águas Lindas.
Border
According to its location, Goiás is part of the Central plateau, bordering the states of Tocantins to the north, Mato Grosso de Sul and Minas Gerais to the south; Bahia and Minas Gerais to the east; Mato Grosso to the west.
Vegetation and Climate
Made up of flat lands, the vegetation of Goiás consists of savanna. Its climate is tropical.
Hydrography
The main rivers are: Aporé, Paranaíba, Araguaia, Corumbá, São Marcos, Maranhão, Paranã, Verde, Vermelho, das Almas and Claro.
Mato Grosso (MT)
The state of Mato Grosso , in size, is the third largest state in the country. Much of its territory is occupied by the Legal Amazon. Considered one of the main soybean producers and exporters in the country, the state’s economy is based on agriculture, livestock, industry and mining.
Population
The population is approximately 2.5 million. The most populous cities in the state are: Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, Rondonópolis and Sinop.
Border
The state borders Amazonas and Pará to the north, Mato Grosso do Sul to the south, Tocantins and Goiás to the east, Rondônia and Bolivia to the west.
Vegetation and Climate
With a very diverse vegetation, the state of Goiás consists of savanna in the east, wetland in the west and Amazon rainforest in the northwest. The climate is humid tropical.
Hydrography
Its main rivers are: Araguaia, Cuiabá, das Mortes, Juruena and Paraguay.
Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
Regarding the economy, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is based on agriculture, livestock, mining and industry.
Population
The population is approximately 2 million inhabitants. The most populous cities in the state are: Campo Grande, Dourados, Corumbá, Ponta Porã, Naviraí, Nova Andradina and Três Lagoas.
Border
The state borders Mato Grosso to the north, Paraná to the south, Goiás to the northeast, Minas Gerais to the east, São Paulo to the southeast, Bolivia to the west, and Paraguay to the south and west.
Vegetation and Climate
The vegetation of Mato Grosso do Sul consists of the cerrado in the east, the Pantanal in the west and the tropical forest in the south. The climate is tropical or tropical in altitude, characterized by rains in summer and dry winter.
Hydrography
Its main rivers: Anhanduí, Apa, Aporé, Correntes and Aquidauana.