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No. 028 Energy · biomass Bioenergy in São Paulo 1/4

Biogas plants

Where rubbish and manure become light

Fig. 028 São Paulo state (SP) EPSG:4674 Source: MapBiomas, ANEEL, IBGE

On top of a landfill in Caieiras, in Greater São Paulo, the gas rising from the rubbish drives the state’s largest biogas power station: 29.5 MW of licensed capacity. It is one of 13 biogas power stations registered with ANEEL in São Paulo, which together add up to 108.2 MW. MapBiomas maps other ways of using the same gas: 51 plants across the state, 44 of them in operation, burning manure from farms, industrial effluent and what comes out of landfills and sewage works to make electricity, heat or biomethane. On the map they gather around the capital and along the agro-industrial hubs of the interior. First plate of the collection “Bioenergy in São Paulo”, which follows waste all the way to energy.

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At a glance

Biogas plants by waste source (plants)
  • Farming 24
  • Industry 14
  • Landfill or sewage 13
Biogas power stations (ANEEL)

108 MW

13 stations; the largest is Termoverde Caieiras (29.5 MW)

Layers

  • usinas_biogas point 51 biogas plants: category, main use, status, scale and start of operations
  • ute_biogas point 13 biogas power stations registered with ANEEL, with capacity (kW)
  • municipios polygon 645 municipalities, with the number of plants and biogas capacity
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 11 intermediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon State boundary

Metadata

Extent
São Paulo state (SP)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
MapBiomas biogas plants and SIGA biogas power stations clipped to São Paulo state and assigned to municipalities by spatial join.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Usinas de biogás: onde o lixo e o esterco viram luz [Biogas plants: Where rubbish and manure become light] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23482137

No. 027 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 27/27

Rondônia

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 027 Rondônia state (RO) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Rondônia has 52 municipalities across 238,000 km², 2.8 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 6 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 2 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Ji-Paraná is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (34); Porto Velho, the one with the fewest (18). The largest municipality is Porto Velho (34,091 km²); the smallest, Teixeirópolis (460 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Ji-Paraná 34
  • Porto Velho 18
Area

237,753 km²

Largest municipality: Porto Velho (34,091 km²); smallest: Teixeirópolis (460 km²)

Paved highways

2,515 km

1,775 km federal and 4,507 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 52 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 2 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 6 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Rondônia state (RO)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Rondônia: divisão territorial e rodovias [Rondônia: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453581

No. 026 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 26/27

Acre

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 026 Acre state (AC) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Acre has 22 municipalities across 164,000 km², 1.9 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 5 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 2 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Rio Branco is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (14); Cruzeiro do Sul, the one with the fewest (8). The largest municipality is Feijó (27,947 km²); the smallest, Epitaciolândia (1,653 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Rio Branco 14
  • Cruzeiro do Sul 8
Area

164,065 km²

Largest municipality: Feijó (27,947 km²); smallest: Epitaciolândia (1,653 km²)

Paved highways

1,438 km

1,135 km federal and 303 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 22 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 2 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 5 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Acre state (AC)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Acre: divisão territorial e rodovias [Acre: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453517

No. 025 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 25/27

Roraima

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 025 Roraima state (RR) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Roraima has 15 municipalities across 224,000 km², 2.6 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 4 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 2 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Boa Vista is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (9); Rorainópolis - Caracaraí, the one with the fewest (6). The largest municipality is Caracaraí (47,385 km²); the smallest, São Luiz do Anauá (1,527 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Boa Vista 9
  • Rorainópolis - Caracaraí 6
Area

223,505 km²

Largest municipality: Caracaraí (47,385 km²); smallest: São Luiz do Anauá (1,527 km²)

Paved highways

1,279 km

1,528 km federal and 922 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 15 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 2 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 4 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Roraima state (RR)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Roraima: divisão territorial e rodovias [Roraima: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453509

No. 024 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 24/27

Amazonas

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 024 Amazonas state (AM) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Amazonas has 62 municipalities across 1,559,000 km², 18.3 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 11 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 4 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Manaus is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (21); Lábrea, the one with the fewest (9). The largest municipality is Barcelos (122,454 km²); the smallest, Iranduba (2,332 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Manaus 21
  • Tefé 21
  • Parintins 11
  • Lábrea 9
Area

1,558,704 km²

Largest municipality: Barcelos (122,454 km²); smallest: Iranduba (2,332 km²)

Paved highways

1,510 km

1,694 km federal and 1,092 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 62 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 4 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 11 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Amazonas state (AM)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Amazonas: divisão territorial e rodovias [Amazonas: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453500

No. 023 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 23/27

Amapá

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 023 Amapá state (AP) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Amapá has 16 municipalities across 142,000 km², 1.7 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 4 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 2 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Oiapoque - Porto Grande is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (10); Macapá, the one with the fewest (6). The largest municipality is Laranjal do Jari (30,542 km²); the smallest, Santana (1,541 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Oiapoque - Porto Grande 10
  • Macapá 6
Area

142,254 km²

Largest municipality: Laranjal do Jari (30,542 km²); smallest: Santana (1,541 km²)

Paved highways

573 km

863 km federal and 310 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 16 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 2 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 4 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Amapá state (AP)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Amapá: divisão territorial e rodovias [Amapá: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453491

No. 022 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 22/27

Pará

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 022 Pará state (PA) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Pará has 144 municipalities across 1,246,000 km², 14.6 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 21 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 7 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Castanhal is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (39); Altamira, the one with the fewest (9). The largest municipality is Altamira (159,533 km²); the smallest, Marituba (103 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Castanhal 39
  • Belém 23
  • Marabá 23
  • Santarém 19
  • Breves 16
  • Redenção 15
  • Altamira 9
Area

1,245,832 km²

Largest municipality: Altamira (159,533 km²); smallest: Marituba (103 km²)

Paved highways

5,890 km

4,361 km federal and 5,202 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 144 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 7 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 21 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Pará state (PA)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Pará: divisão territorial e rodovias [Pará: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453481

No. 021 Territorial divisions Brazil, state by state 21/27

Tocantins

Territorial divisions and highways

Fig. 021 Tocantins state (TO) EPSG:4674 Source: IBGE, MapBiomas, Natural Earth

Tocantins has 139 municipalities across 277,000 km², 3.3 per cent of Brazil. IBGE groups them into 11 immediate regions, drawn around the towns that supply jobs, trade and services to their surroundings, and into 3 intermediate regions that tie those networks together. Araguaína is the intermediate region with the most municipalities (65); Gurupi, the one with the fewest (32). The largest municipality is Formoso do Araguaia (13,432 km²); the smallest, Axixá do Tocantins (154 km²). Part of the series “Brazil, state by state”: a clean base, with official boundaries and the road network, to start a map without losing the first afternoon gathering files.

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At a glance

Municipalities per intermediate region (municipalities)
  • Araguaína 65
  • Palmas 42
  • Gurupi 32
Area

277,424 km²

Largest municipality: Formoso do Araguaia (13,432 km²); smallest: Axixá do Tocantins (154 km²)

Paved highways

7,467 km

2,244 km federal and 12,682 km state highways, paved or not

Layers

  • municipios polygon 139 municipalities, with IBGE code, regions, urban concentration and area (km²)
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 3 intermediate geographic regions
  • regioes_imediatas polygon 11 immediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon Boundary of the federative unit
  • rodovias line Federal and state highways: route number, surface, physical status, carriageways
  • capital point Indicative point for the capital (not the exact seat)

Metadata

Extent
Tocantins state (TO)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
IBGE Municipal Mesh boundaries, dissolved into immediate and intermediate regions and the unit boundary; highways clipped to the unit.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Tocantins: divisão territorial e rodovias [Tocantins: Territorial divisions and highways] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23453442

Technical record

Technical record · No. 028

Biogas plants

At a glance

Biogas plants by waste source (plants)
  • Farming 24
  • Industry 14
  • Landfill or sewage 13
Biogas power stations (ANEEL)

108 MW

13 stations; the largest is Termoverde Caieiras (29.5 MW)

Layers

  • usinas_biogas point 51 biogas plants: category, main use, status, scale and start of operations
  • ute_biogas point 13 biogas power stations registered with ANEEL, with capacity (kW)
  • municipios polygon 645 municipalities, with the number of plants and biogas capacity
  • regioes_intermediarias polygon 11 intermediate geographic regions
  • limite_estadual polygon State boundary

Metadata

Extent
São Paulo state (SP)
CRS / Projection
SIRGAS 2000 (EPSG:4674)
EPSG:4674
Software
Python · GeoPandas · GDAL · QGIS · Node.js · d3-geo
Method
MapBiomas biogas plants and SIGA biogas power stations clipped to São Paulo state and assigned to municipalities by spatial join.
Version
v1.0.0
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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Figure to reuse

The map without a frame, with legend, scale, reference system and credit written on it: ready for papers, lectures and slides. In two versions: with the basemap (neighbours and sea) or only the mapped area, on white.

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How to cite

Cerejo, L. N. (2026). Usinas de biogás: onde o lixo e o esterco viram luz [Biogas plants: Where rubbish and manure become light] (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23482137

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