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| | Geography - Regional Division |
 | | The surveys of the Regional Division of IBGE began in 1941 under the coordination of Prof. |
 | | The main purpose of his work was to systematically dispose the various "regional divisions" which have been proposed, in such a way that a unique Regional Division for Brazil could be organized to publish the Brazilian statistics. |
 | | Following these works, the first Division of Brazil in regions, that is: North, Northeast, East, South and Central West was approved, on January, 31, 1942, through Circular number 1 of the Presidency of the Republic. |
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