South-Central Brazil is the heart of the country’s sugarcane industry. Areas marked in red on the above map indicate where sugarcane is harvested and sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity plants are located. Data supplied by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Center for Sugarcane Technology (CTC). To obtain data on sugarcane, sugar and ethanol production in different harvest seasons, click here to consult UNICA's quotes and statistics page.