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DBT Source: Br Municipality Biome 2024

File location: s3://trase-storage/brazil/spatial/boundaries/ibge/br_municipality_biome/Bioma_Predominante_por_Municipio_2024.csv

DBT source: trase-storage-raw.br_municipality_biome_2024

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Description

IBGE – Relationship Between Municipalities and Biomes (2024)

This dataset contains the relationship between Brazilian municipalities and their predominant biome, as published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in June 2024. It is part of IBGE’s Biomas project, which supports environmental analysis, policymaking, and statistical studies.

What the dataset contains

The source data — Bioma_Predominante_por_Municipio_2024 — assigns one biome to each municipality or special administrative area in Brazil. This biome is the one covering the largest territorial area in that municipality.

The file includes: - 5,568 municipalities - The Federal District (Brasília – DF) - The State District of Fernando de Noronha – PE - Two State Operational Areas (Lagoa dos Patos and Lagoa Mirim – RS)
Total: 5,572 rows, one per location.

How we use the dataset in Trase

This dataset is:

  • Used through our Brazil pipelines whenever we need to access biome information.
  • Ingested into the Trase database

How to fetch the data from the source

  • Update frequency: Irregular (based on IBGE releases)
  • Latest release: June 2024
  • Next expected update: Unknown; depends on IBGE biomes project updates

The original IBGE data can be downloaded manually from https://www.ibge.gov.br/.

The script used to process/clean the dataset

The file trase/data/brazil/spatial/boundaries/ibge/br_municipality_biome/ibge_biome_muncipality_2024_gold.py processes the IBGE list into a clean, analysis-ready dataset.

History

  • 2025-08: Cleaned by Harry

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