The Northeast Backcountry Has The Lowest Rainfall Levels In Brazil, With Annual Averages Below 500 Mm, Recurring Droughts Since The 19th Century, And Direct Impacts On 11 States And Millions Of Inhabitants

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 15/12/2025 at 05:59

Updated on 15/12/2025 at 06:10

Sertão é a região mais árida do Nordeste, com chuvas abaixo de 500 mm por ano, altas temperaturas, secas históricas e forte impacto social

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The Northeast Sertão Integrates The Drought Polygon, Occupies About 1,000,000 Km² In 11 States, Records Rainfall Below 500 Mm Annually And Faces Recurring Droughts That Impact Population, Rural Economy And Water Security

The most arid region of the Northeast is the Sertão, a semi-arid strip that spans about 1,000,000 km² in 11 states, records irregular rainfall of less than 500 mm per year, high average temperatures, and a centuries-old history of droughts that affect supply, agricultural production, and social dynamics.

The Sertão includes areas of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Piauí, and portions of Maranhão and Minas Gerais, integrating the so-called Drought Polygon, officially defined in the early 20th century.

The predominant climate is hot semi-arid, with long periods without precipitation, high evapotranspiration, and rains concentrated in few months, which hinders the recharge of reservoirs and shallow aquifers in the region.

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Average annual temperatures vary between 26 °C and 30 °C, with peaks exceeding 40 °C in years of severe drought, increasing water losses in the soil and reducing dryland agricultural productivity.

The typical vegetation is the Caatinga, a bioma exclusive to Brazil, adapted to water scarcity, with deciduous species, cacti, and thorny shrubs that enter dormancy during prolonged droughts.

Historically, droughts recorded since the 19th century have caused mass migrations, food crises, and local economic collapses, shaping public policies focused on reservoirs, dams, and programs for coexistence with the semi-arid region.

Currently, the Sertão concentrates a significant portion of the country’s vulnerable rural population, with a strong dependence on cisterns, water supply pipelines, and water security programs for human consumption and livestock watering.

Despite climatic limitations, the region hosts centers of irrigated fruit farming, solar energy, and goat and sheep production, demonstrating productive adaptation even under the most arid conditions of the Brazilian Northeast.

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Sazinho

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16/12/2025 08:52

Kd o consórcio nordeste..e só fazer uma tubulação de onde o rio são Francisco deságua no mar e levar para estas regiões áridas
.só falta vontade política e união dos estados..

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