MATOPIBA

MATOPIBA is a clipped compound word that designates the region that extends across the territories of four Brazilian states: Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia.^[1]

The region is made up of 31 micro-regions, covering roughly 73 million hectares. It includes 337 municipalities, with 324,326 agricultural establishments, 42 conservation units, 28 indigenous territories, 865 agrarian reform settlements, and 34 quilombola areas.^[2][3]