The geographic area that corresponds to the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Pará, Amazonas, Roraima and Amapá (save to 57 cities in the Triângulo Mineiro and the Alto Paranaíba in the state of Minas Gerais).