The Seridó Region belongs geographically and culturally to the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Northeast region of Brazil. Its territory covers the micro-regions of Western Seridó, Eastern Seridó and part of the micro-regions of Vale do Açu and Serra de Santana.
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It has an area of ​​9,374,063 km² and its population is estimated at 291,685 inhabitants by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). Seridó has unique cultural and geographic characteristics compared to other parts of Rio Grande do Norte. The region is very popular for gastronomic tourism, events and extreme sports.
In terms of climate, the region is divided into three homogeneous areas. In general, it is observed that rainfall increases in an "east-west" gradient and in a "high areas - low areas" gradient.
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The main ecosystem in the region is the Caatinga do Seridó, transitional vegetation between the countryside and the Arborea Caatinga, with medium and low-sized trees, and an abundance of cacti and bare spots. As a result of its geographic location, the Seridó preserves the marks of semi-aridity in the landscape, highlighting the caatinga vegetation, stony soils and temporary rivers
