Portuguese 
English 
Spanish 
2 min of reading 
0 comments 
With 17 states bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Brazil gathers coastal strips with strong territorial, tourist, and economic weight, while another nine federative units remain landlocked, in a division that helps understand the occupation, hydrography, and regional diversity of the country.
Brazil has 17 coastal states, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and Bahia appears as the largest coastal strip in the country, with about 1,183 km of coastline in descending order.
What are coastal states
Coastal states are federative units that have an area connected to the maritime coast. In Brazil, this condition includes Bahia, Maranhão, Amapá, Pará, Paraná, Ceará, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Sergipe, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo, and Piauí.
Meanwhile, non-coastal states are not bordered by the sea. This list includes Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima, and Acre, in addition to the Federal District, which also has no coastline.
-
Workers were excavating a modern arts center in Wales when they found, stuck in the mud of the River Usk, a 30-meter medieval ship made to cross seas and hidden under the city for more than 500 years.
-
The United States begins to close the route for old electric car batteries: New Jersey bans disposal as regular waste starting in 2027, mandates collection and tracking plans, and holds manufacturers accountable for end-of-life.
-
In just one cast, fishermen are surprised to capture 14,096 mullets in Bombinhas and close a historic season with 58,000 fish; scene recorded in the Santa Catarina paradise marks the last day of the 2026 season.
-
A ship that swallows ocean trash uses a U-shaped barrier, sensors, and artificial intelligence to capture plastic without sucking up fish, while the largest system of Ocean Cleanup removed 11.5 million kg in 2024.
Bahia leads among coastal states
Bahia is pointed out as the state with the largest coastal extension in Brazil. The Bahian coastal strip gathers well-known beaches, such as Morro de São Paulo, Itacaré, Ilhéus, Porto Seguro, and Maraú.
The extension of the Brazilian coastline is indicated as 7,408 km, from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul. The presence of the sea influences economic activities, movements, tourism, territorial occupation, and ways of using the coast.
List in descending order
In the order presented, Bahia leads with about 1,183 km of coastline. Next are Maranhão, with 640 km, Rio de Janeiro, with 636 km, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, both with 622 km.
The list continues with Amapá, 598 km; Ceará, 573 km; Pará, 562 km; Santa Catarina, 561 km; Espírito Santo, 411 km; Rio Grande do Norte, 410 km; Alagoas, 230 km; Pernambuco, 187 km; Sergipe, 163 km; Paraíba, 138 km; Paraná, 98 km; and Piauí, 66 km.
The coastal division is also organized into four zones: northern quaternary coast, eastern tertiary coast, southeastern coast, and southern quaternary coast. Bahia is associated with the eastern tertiary coastal strip.
Do you live in a coastal state or an inland region? Comment on how this difference appears in the daily life of your city, whether in tourism, the economy, the climate, transportation, local culture, or the population’s relationship with the sea.
Source: brasilista.
Be the first to react!