Northeast Region, Brazil
"Nordeste" redirects here. For other uses, see Nordeste (disambiguation). Region in Brazil Northeast Region Região Nordeste Region Location of Northeast Region in Brazil Coordinates: 12°58′S 38°31′W / 12.967°S 38.517°W / -12.967; -38.517 Coordinates: 12°58′S 38°31′W / 12.967°S 38.517°W / -12.967; -38.517 Country Brazil Largest cities Recife (by metro pop.) Salvador (by city proper) Fortaleza (by pop. density) States Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe Area • Region 1,558,196 km 2 (601,623 sq mi) Area rank 3rd Population (2005 census) • Region 53,081,950 • Rank 2nd • Density 34/km 2 (88/sq mi) • Density rank 3rd • Urban 71.5% GDP • Year 2014 estimate • Total R$805,099,000,000 (3rd) • Per capita 14.329,13 (5th) HDI • Year 2010 • Category 0.659 – medium (5th) • Life expectancy 69 years (5th) • Infant mortality 36.9 per 1,000 (1st) • Literacy 79.3% (5th) Time zone BRT (UTC-03) • Summer (...