According to another autosomal DNA study from 2009, the Brazilian population, in all regions of the country, was also found out to be predominantly European: "all the Brazilian samples (regions) lie more closely to the European group than to the African populations or to the Mestizos from Mexico". According to it European ancestry was the main component in all regions of Brazil: Northeast of Brazil ("66.7% European 23.3% African 10.0% Amerindian") Northern Brazil ("60.6% European 21.3% African 18.1% Amerindian") Central West ("66,3% European 21.7% African 12.0% Amerindian") Southeast Brazil ("60.7% European 32.0% African 7.3% Amerindian") Southern Brazil ("81.5% European 9.3% African 9.2% Amerindian"). According to it the total European, African and Native American contributions to the Brazilian population are: