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A região do norte é verde e fria.

A região do norte é verde e fria.
The northern region is green and cold.
From Lesson 166:Na cidade (o multibanco, os bombeiros)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A região do norte é verde e fria.

Why do we use do norte instead of just de norte?
In Portuguese, compass directions like North, South, East, and West usually take a definite article. The north is o norte. When we say of the north, we combine the preposition de (of) with the article o (the) to make do.
Why does verde not change its ending to match the feminine word região?
Adjectives that end in -e in their dictionary form, like verde (green) or grande (big), are gender-neutral. They look exactly the same whether they describe a masculine or a feminine noun.
Why is the verb é used here instead of está?
We use the verb ser (here as é) to talk about permanent or essential characteristics. The northern region being green and cold is considered a lasting fact about its geography and climate, not a temporary state.
Since norte is a masculine word, why is the word for cold feminine (fria)?
The adjective fria describes the main subject of the sentence, which is a região (a feminine word), not the word norte. It simply skips over do norte to agree in gender with the main noun it belongs to.

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