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The Mason-Dixon Line is a historical artifact. The real dividing line between North and South - between the solidly 'blue' Northeast and the solidly 'red' Southeast -- is the Potomac River.
Oh you are one of those.
Not everything has to do with politics you know? this is about geography.
even if you do want to talk about politics, neither region is solidly blue or solidly red.
Brasilia is not in the southeast, but in the central-western region. It's near the geographic central point of the country. Rio and SP, though, are in the southeast.
The Mason-Dixon Line is a historical artifact. The real dividing line between North and South - between the solidly 'blue' Northeast and the solidly 'red' Southeast -- is the Potomac River.
No, its farther down than that. NOVA is pretty liberal.
It's kind of funny, because I read the title and started thinking of countries with such characteristic, and Argentina was the first one I excluded. I guess it's a bit stretched to say Buenos Aires is in the Northeast, and it's not the only case among the quoted cities.
In case of Buenos Aires, there is more national land north of the city than the opposite. It's never refered to as part of the Northeast, but part of the Centre or Centre-East. This is the most 'prestigious' (wealthiest / populated / developed) region of the country, whereas the true Northeast is among the poorest areas of the country.
It's an interesting fact. The northeastern region in Brazil is also the poorest area of the country, to some extent that it's often referred as *THE* poor part of Brazil, and, in other parts of the country, people from the nine states which are part of that region are often called as "nordestinos" ("the northeasterns"), don't care from which state.
Brasilia is not in the southeast, but in the central-western region. It's near the geographic central point of the country. Rio and SP, though, are in the southeast.
Brasilia is closer to Uruguay than it is to French Guiana
I don't think there are more countries with capitals in the northeastern part compared to other parts of the country. Plus, the capital region is often, but not always the most "prestigious" area. New York is more prestigious than DC, Munich and Hamburg are more prestigious than Berlin and Cape Town is more prestigious than Pretoria as well. You're trying to find a pattern that does not exist.
I don't think there are more countries with capitals in the northeastern part compared to other parts of the country. Plus, the capital region is often, but not always the most "prestigious" area. New York is more prestigious than DC, Munich and Hamburg are more prestigious than Berlin and Cape Town is more prestigious than Pretoria as well. You're trying to find a pattern that does not exist.
Well in New York's case, it once was the capital before DC.
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