Nordeste (socio-geographic division)

For the political and statistical region known as the Nordeste, see Northeast Region, Brazil.
Map of the Socio-Geographic Region of the Northeast

The socio-geographic division of Nordeste (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɔʁˈdɛstʃi], Northeast) is the oldest populated by Europeans (also with the oldest fossils that suggests human presence in Brazil) and currently the second most populous area of Brazil (42,822,100 in 1990).