Amazônia Legal

Brazil's Legal Amazon (abbreviation BLA),[1][2] in Portuguese Amazônia Legal (Portuguese pronunciation: [amaˈzonjɐ leˈɡaw]), is the largest socio-geographic division in Brazil, containing all nine states in the Amazon basin.

[5] The main characteristic of the region is the abundant and tropical vegetation, including large sections of rainforest.

[6][7] Amazônia Oriental comprises the states of: Pará, Maranhão, Amapá, Tocantins and, Mato Grosso.

[7] The western region is made up of the brazilian states of: Pará, Maranhão, Amapá, Tocantins and, Mato Grosso.

[7] A total population of 24.7 million inhabitants lives in the area,[8] including more than 300,000 indigenous people belonging to more than 170 ethnicities.