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For U.S. GIS and forestry professionals: This article was translated and expanded from the original Brazilian Portuguese version, with added practical guidance relevant to users in the United States. Brazil-specific terms are kept as-is, with notes where helpful.
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==== NATIONAL DATABASES ====
IBGE Municipalities, Mesoregions, Microregions and State Boundaries – Version 2024
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IBGE 1:250,000 Scale National Cartographic Base – Access (FTP)
See here how to download all IBGE data using FileZilla.
This is one of the most complete official vector databases for Brazil. If you can’t find the thematic data you need here, it is unlikely to be available elsewhere.
BC250 IBGE – Available Versions
| Name | Modified |
|---|---|
| version2013/ | 2016-06-02 |
| version2015/ | 2016-06-21 |
| version2017/ | 2017-12-12 |
| version2019/ | 2019-11-27 |
| version2021/ | 2021-12-09 |
========= ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DATASETS =========
- SRTM data pre-processed by EMBRAPA
- Topodata – SRTM interpolated to 30m by INPE | View grid in Google Maps
- Medium-resolution satellite imagery catalog – INPE
- Monitoring of Land Cover and Land Use in Brazil – IBGE 2018
- FBDS: Land Use Brazil 2013
- MapBiomas – Annual land use and land cover mapping of Brazil
- Topographic maps, thematic maps, digital elevation models and orthoimages for all Brazilian municipalities
========= GLOBAL DATASETS =========
- GADM 3.6 – The most complete global geopolitical database (countries and subdivisions)
- ArcGIS Open Data – Search and download open datasets
- WorldClim – High-resolution global climate data
- World Elevation Database (1.5 GB)
========= KEY BRAZILIAN SHAPEFILES =========
- South America (shapefile – 360 KB)
- Brazilian States (shapefile – 2.2 MB)
- All Brazilian Municipalities 2019 (shapefile – 7.1 MB)
- Mesoregions of Brazil
- Microregions of Brazil
- Rural Regions of Brazil – IBGE
- Schools of Brazil (point shapefile) – compiled from INEP
- Highways (DNIT 2014)
STATE DATASETS
=========== RIO GRANDE DO SUL ===========
Fepam 1:250K Scale
- Technical Documentation
- Geodatabase
- Hydrography
- Transportation Network
- Economic Structure
- Localities
- Reference Points
- Boundaries
=========== MINAS GERAIS (Source: igam.mg.gov.br) ===========
• Federal Basins (548 KB) | • Districts (60 KB) | • Hydrography (8.6 MB) | • Localities (99 KB) | • Minas Gerais State (188 KB)
=========== FORESTGIS GEODATABASE ===========
=========== OPENSTREETMAP DATA ===========
=========== INCRA CERTIFIED PROPERTIES ===========
- How to connect INCRA database to QGIS and ArcGIS
- Open in i3Geo Viewer (Note: may be slow)
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