World map with south on top and Brazil in center

World map with south on top and Brazil in center

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil’s agency for statistics and maps, released a world map that shows south on top and Brazil in the center. This probably looks upside down and off center to most Americans, but more countries should do this. Tags: Brazil, projections

IBGE President Marcio Pochmann also presented the map version inverted to China's prime minister, Li Qiang.

Cartographic projection has been validated by showing countries in a reverse position, with global sul in the upper part

The new “inverted map” developed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was presented on Wednesday (13), to China's prime minister Li Qiang, in a diplomatic meeting between Chinese and Brazilians, in Beijing. The exhibition was conducted by IBGE President Marcio Pochmann, alongside former President Dilma Roussef (PT), who currently presided over the Brics bank. Since the launch, the map has caused controversy in the social…

Former Brazilian president and current president of the BRICS Bank, Dilma Rousseff (PT), displayed a world map at an event in China on Tuesday (13) with Brazil positioned in the center and the South facing upwards. Dilma was next to the president of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Marcio Pochmann. The institute announced […]

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