Meio-norte

The Meio-norte (, mid-north) is one of the four subregions of Northeast Brazil. It is a climatic transition area located between the equatorial Amazon and semi-arid hinterlands.

Due to the region's great variation in the amount of rainfall, agriculture is characterized by a very poor, limited to the cultivation of rice, in Maranhão and the raising of cattle, in Piauí, in areas of cerrado. Due to its climate, vegetation has a typical, composed of palm trees like babassu and carnauba (Forest of Cocais).