An open atlas of Brazil
Essencial: Maps of Brazil to view, download and cite.
Essencial is the collection of maps and cartography made by Lucas Nakamura Cerejo at NIPE/UNICAMP. Each map comes with its layers ready for QGIS, the method explained and a DOI to cite. A new collection every week.
How to use it
- 01 View Open the plate and zoom into the detail. Each map has a paragraph explaining what it shows.
- 02 Download Layers come in GeoPackage, already styled for QGIS, with the plate in high resolution.
- 03 Cite Each map has a Zenodo DOI and a ready-made citation in ABNT, APA and BibTeX.
- maps published
- 92
- collections
- 17
- themes
- 7
- free to reuse
- CC BY 4.0
First time here? Read the guide: how to read a plate and what each acronym means.
Latest published
Published on 3 Nov 2026.
Start with a question
Each question leads to the collections that answer it, in reading order.
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Where do rubbish and sewage go?
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How much biomethane could São Paulo make?
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Where does the electricity come from?
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What does the countryside produce, and what is left over?
- From field to biomethane 5 plates
- Milk, eggs, honey and fish 5 plates
- Manure that feeds the soil 4 plates
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Where and how do people live?
- People across the land 4 plates
- Favelas and urban communities 4 plates
- Income and rooftop solar 3 plates
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What goes up in smoke and carbon?
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What is the ground beneath all this like?
- The relief of São Paulo 3 plates
- Water in São Paulo 3 plates
- Campinas Metropolitan Region 4 plates
- Brazil, state by state 27 plates
- The bioeconomy at work 5 plates
Collections
Series on a single theme, to read in sequence.
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Brazil, state by state 27 of 27 -
Bioenergy in São Paulo 4 of 4 -
Campinas Metropolitan Region 4 of 4 -
Water in São Paulo 3 of 3 -
The relief of São Paulo 3 of 3 -
Electricity in Brazil 3 of 3 -
From field to biomethane 5 of 5 -
Sanitation and biomethane 4 of 4 -
Biogas on the ground 5 of 5 -
Income and rooftop solar 3 of 3 -
People across the land 4 of 4 -
Favelas and urban communities 4 of 4 -
Milk, eggs, honey and fish 5 of 5 -
The bioeconomy at work 5 of 5 -
Manure that feeds the soil 4 of 4 -
Biogenic carbon 4 of 4 -
Bioenergy, crossed 5 of 5
The map of maps
Where each plate’s area lies. Pick a state, or an area in the São Paulo inset.
Within São Paulo
- Campinas Metropolitan Region 3
- Greater São Paulo and the Santos coast 1
- São Paulo and Santos urban concentrations 1
- Central São Paulo state, between Jaú, São Carlos, Piracicaba and Botucatu 1
- Santos lowland, Serra do Mar and São Paulo plateau, between Mongaguá, Bertioga and São Paulo 1
- Paraíba valley and Mantiqueira range, between Taubaté and Queluz (SP), with parts of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro 1
- Municipality of Campinas 1
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State boundaries: IBGE, simplified · Albers
All maps
Newest first. Click to open the plate, the data sheet and the downloads.
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No. 115 · Bioenergy, crossed Small, gas-rich and on their own São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 114 · Bioenergy, crossed Manure far from who spreads it São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 113 · Bioenergy, crossed Eucalyptus against the forest São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 112 · Bioenergy, crossed The diesel biomethane could cover São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 111 · Bioenergy, crossed Cane in the tank São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 092 · Biogenic carbon What CO₂ could become São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 091 · Biogenic carbon Biogenic versus fossil São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 090 · Biogenic carbon The CO₂ in biogas São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 089 · Biogenic carbon The CO₂ from the vats São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 084 · Manure that feeds the soil Biogas digestate São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 083 · Manure that feeds the soil Manure and harvests São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 082 · Manure that feeds the soil The phosphorus in manure São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 081 · Manure that feeds the soil The nitrogen in manure São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 080 · The bioeconomy at work Who treats the waste São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 079 · The bioeconomy at work Where biomass meets the factory São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 078 · The bioeconomy at work The organic-waste factories São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 077 · The bioeconomy at work Which bioeconomy São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 076 · The bioeconomy at work The bioeconomy in jobs São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 075 · Milk, eggs, honey and fish The value of animal products São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 074 · Milk, eggs, honey and fish Tilapia São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 073 · Milk, eggs, honey and fish Honey São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 072 · Milk, eggs, honey and fish Milk São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 071 · Milk, eggs, honey and fish Eggs São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 070 · Favelas and urban communities Inside and outside the favela São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 069 · Favelas and urban communities The favela street São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 068 · Favelas and urban communities The favelas of the metropolis Greater São Paulo and the Santos coast (SP) -
No. 067 · Favelas and urban communities Favelas and urban communities São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 066 · People across the land Urban and rural São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 065 · People across the land Those aged 60 and over São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 064 · People across the land Age and sex São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 063 · People across the land Where people live São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 062 · Income and rooftop solar Income and rooftop solar São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 061 · Income and rooftop solar Income in the metropolis São Paulo and Santos urban concentrations (SP) -
No. 060 · Income and rooftop solar What the head of household earns São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 059 · Biogas on the ground Biogas in operation São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 058 · Biogas on the ground Biomethane and the power grid São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 057 · Biogas on the ground Biomethane and gas pipelines São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 056 · Biogas on the ground Beyond sugarcane São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 055 · Biogas on the ground Biomethane per km² and per person São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 054 · Sanitation and biomethane Sewage, mains and biomethane São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 053 · Sanitation and biomethane Rubbish outside collection São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 052 · Sanitation and biomethane Where the sewage goes São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 051 · Sanitation and biomethane Sewage on the mains São Paulo State (SP) -
No. 049 · From field to biomethane Waste and sewage São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 048 · From field to biomethane Maize and soybean São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 047 · From field to biomethane The orange belt São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 046 · From field to biomethane Cane: 2008 × 2024 São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 045 · From field to biomethane The farming patchwork São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 044 · Electricity in Brazil Distributed solar generation Brazil -
No. 043 · Electricity in Brazil Power plants by source Brazil -
No. 042 · Electricity in Brazil Transmission lines Brazil -
No. 041 · The relief of São Paulo The cuestas of São Paulo Central São Paulo state, between Jaú, São Carlos, Piracicaba and Botucatu (SP) -
No. 040 · The relief of São Paulo The Serra do Mar Santos lowland, Serra do Mar and São Paulo plateau, between Mongaguá, Bertioga and São Paulo (SP) -
No. 039 · The relief of São Paulo The Mantiqueira range Paraíba valley and Mantiqueira range, between Taubaté and Queluz (SP), with parts of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro -
No. 038 · Water in São Paulo Protected areas São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 037 · Water in São Paulo Drainage network State of São Paulo (SP) -
No. 036 · Water in São Paulo River basins São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 035 · Campinas Metropolitan Region Riparian reserves of Campinas Municipality of Campinas (SP) -
No. 034 · Campinas Metropolitan Region Household head income Campinas Metropolitan Region (SP) -
No. 033 · Campinas Metropolitan Region Households per km² Campinas Metropolitan Region (SP) -
No. 032 · Campinas Metropolitan Region Land use and land cover Campinas Metropolitan Region (SP) -
No. 031 · Bioenergy in São Paulo Mills and cane São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 030 · Bioenergy in São Paulo Sugarcane São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 029 · Bioenergy in São Paulo Livestock São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 028 · Bioenergy in São Paulo Biogas plants São Paulo state (SP) -
No. 027 · Brazil, state by state Rondônia Rondônia state (RO) -
No. 026 · Brazil, state by state Acre Acre state (AC) -
No. 025 · Brazil, state by state Roraima Roraima state (RR) -
No. 024 · Brazil, state by state Amazonas Amazonas state (AM) -
No. 023 · Brazil, state by state Amapá Amapá state (AP) -
No. 022 · Brazil, state by state Pará Pará state (PA) -
No. 021 · Brazil, state by state Tocantins Tocantins state (TO) -
No. 020 · Brazil, state by state Maranhão Maranhão state (MA) -
No. 019 · Brazil, state by state Piauí Piauí state (PI) -
No. 018 · Brazil, state by state Ceará Ceará state (CE) -
No. 017 · Brazil, state by state Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte state (RN) -
No. 016 · Brazil, state by state Paraíba Paraíba state (PB) -
No. 015 · Brazil, state by state Pernambuco Pernambuco state (PE) -
No. 014 · Brazil, state by state Alagoas Alagoas state (AL) -
No. 013 · Brazil, state by state Sergipe Sergipe state (SE) -
No. 012 · Brazil, state by state Bahia Bahia state (BA) -
No. 011 · Brazil, state by state Distrito Federal Federal District (DF) -
No. 010 · Brazil, state by state Goiás Goiás state (GO) -
No. 009 · Brazil, state by state Mato Grosso Mato Grosso state (MT) -
No. 008 · Brazil, state by state Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul state (MS) -
No. 007 · Brazil, state by state Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul state (RS) -
No. 006 · Brazil, state by state Santa Catarina Santa Catarina state (SC) -
No. 005 · Brazil, state by state Paraná Paraná state (PR) -
No. 004 · Brazil, state by state Espírito Santo Espírito Santo state (ES) -
No. 003 · Brazil, state by state Minas Gerais Minas Gerais state (MG) -
No. 002 · Brazil, state by state Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro state (RJ) -
No. 001 · Brazil, state by state São Paulo São Paulo state (SP)
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