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GIS data sources: Brazil

Region
South America
ISO 3166
BR · BRA
Sources
8
Links checked
2026-10-14

8 sources, including 5 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, land cover, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, environment, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • MapBiomas Brasil (opens in a new tab)

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    MapBiomas

    Annual land-use and land-cover maps since 1985.

    • Land cover
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    brasil.mapbiomas.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • TerraBrasilis (opens in a new tab)

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    INPE

    PRODES and DETER deforestation monitoring.

    • Land cover
    • Environment
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • dados.gov.br (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Government of Brazil

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    dados.gov.br

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • INDE (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    National Spatial Data Infrastructure

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    inde.gov.br

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • IBGE Geociências (opens in a new tab)

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    Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    • Land cover
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoPackage
    Link
    ibge.gov.br

    Not verified (site blocks automated checks) · 2026-10-14

  • Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    ibge.gov.br

    Not verified (site blocks automated checks) · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Brazil (opens in a new tab)

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    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14