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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84" title="ولايات البرازيل – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ولايات البرازيل" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindor%C3%A1ma_ret%C3%A3voreku%C3%A9ra" title="Pindoráma retãvorekuéra – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Pindoráma retãvorekuéra" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negara_wagian_ring_Brasil" title="Negara wagian ring Brasil – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Negara wagian ring Brasil" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savezne_dr%C5%BEave_Brazila" title="Savezne države Brazila – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Savezne države Brazila" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitats_federatives_del_Brasil" title="Unitats federatives del Brasil – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Unitats federatives del Brasil" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stati_federali_di_u_Brasile" title="Stati federali di u Brasile – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Stati federali di u Brasile" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taleithiau_Brasil" title="Taleithiau Brasil – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Taleithiau Brasil" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Πολιτείες της Βραζιλίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πολιτείες της Βραζιλίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidad_federativa_de_Brasil" title="Unidad federativa de Brasil – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Unidad federativa de Brasil" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%84" title="ایالت‌های برزیل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت‌های برزیل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%C3%A9s_f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ratives_du_Br%C3%A9sil" title="Unités fédératives du Brésil – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Unités fédératives du Brésil" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B8%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%A7%88%EC%9D%98_%EC%A3%BC" title="브라질의 주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="브라질의 주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Բրազիլիայի վարչական բաժանում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բրազիլիայի վարչական բաժանում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81" title="ब्राज़ील के संघीय इकाइयाँ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ब्राज़ील के संघीय इकाइयाँ" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr%C5%BEave_Brazila" title="Države Brazila – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Države Brazila" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF" title="ব্রাজিলর রাজ্যহানি – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ব্রাজিলর রাজ্যহানি" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negara_bagian_di_Brasil" title="Negara bagian di Brasil – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Negara bagian di Brasil" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%99%D7%9C" title="מדינות ברזיל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מדינות ברזיל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ბრაზილიის შტატები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბრაზილიის შტატები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orodha_ya_majimbo_ya_Brazil" title="Orodha ya majimbo ya Brazil – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Orodha ya majimbo ya Brazil" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilijos_regionai_ir_valstijos" title="Brazilijos regionai ir valstijos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Brazilijos regionai ir valstijos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braz%C3%ADlia_%C3%A1llamai" title="Brazília államai – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Brazília államai" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%98%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Сојузни држави во Бразил – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сојузни држави во Бразил" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87" title="ब्राझीलची राज्ये – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ब्राझीलची राज्ये" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98" title="ბრაზილიაშ შტატეფი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბრაზილიაშ შტატეფი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87" title="وحدات برازيل الفيدراليه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="وحدات برازيل الفيدراليه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a 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colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #F0F0F0; vertical-align: middle">Federative units of Brazil<br /><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Unidades federativas do Brasil</i></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;padding-top:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil,_administrative_divisions_(states)_-_en_-_colored.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg/220px-Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg/330px-Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg.png 1.5x, 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states</a> and <a href="/wiki/Federal_District_(Brazil)" title="Federal District (Brazil)">1 federal district</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">636,707 (<a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Roraima</a>) – 44,411,238 (<a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)" title="São Paulo (state)">São Paulo</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">5,761 km<sup>2</sup> (2,224 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Federal_District_(Brazil)" title="Federal District (Brazil)">Federal District</a>) – 1,559,168 km<sup>2</sup> (601,998 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_government" title="State government">State government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Brazil" title="Municipalities of Brazil">Municipalities</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>federative units of Brazil</b> (<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">unidades federativas do Brasil</i>) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Federative Republic of Brazil</a>. 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Brazil">Legislative</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Congress_of_Brazil" title="National Congress of Brazil">National Congress</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/57th_Legislature_of_the_National_Congress" title="57th Legislature of the National Congress">57th Legislature</a>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian Senate">Federal Senate</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_senators_in_Brazil" title="List of senators in Brazil">list</a>)</span> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Federal_Senate_(Brazil)" title="President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)">President of the Federal Senate</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="Chamber of Deputies of Brazil">Chamber of Deputies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)" title="President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)">President of the Chamber of Deputies</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribunal_de_Contas_da_Uni%C3%A3o" title="Tribunal de Contas da União">Federal Court of Audits</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Brazil" title="Judiciary of Brazil">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Federal_Court" title="Supreme Federal Court">Supreme Federal Court</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_the_Supreme_Federal_Court_(Brazil)" title="List of ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (Brazil)">list</a>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Supreme_Federal_Court" title="President of the Supreme Federal Court">President of the Supreme Federal Court</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Justice" title="National Council of Justice">National Council of Justice</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li>Common Justice <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_Justice_(Brazil)" title="Superior Court of Justice (Brazil)">Superior Court of Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Justice_(Brazil)" title="Court of Justice (Brazil)">Courts of Justice</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Regional_Federal_Courts" title="Regional Federal Courts">Regional Federal Courts</a></dd></dl></li></ul></li> <li>Specialized Justice <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superior_Labor_Court" title="Superior Labor Court">Superior Labor Court</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Regional_Labor_Courts" title="Regional Labor Courts">Regional Labor Courts</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_Electoral_Court" title="Superior Electoral Court">Superior Electoral Court</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Regional_Electoral_Courts" title="Regional Electoral Courts">Regional Electoral Courts</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_Military_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Military Court">Superior Military Court</a> <dl><dd>Military Courts of Justice</dd></dl></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Brazil" title="Law of Brazil">Law</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Brazil" title="Constitution of Brazil">Constitution</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Constitution_of_Brazil" title="History of the Constitution of Brazil">history</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Penal_Code_of_Brazil" title="Penal Code of Brazil">Penal Code</a></li> <li><a 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elections">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Brazilian_municipal_elections" title="2020 Brazilian municipal elections">2020</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Referendums: <a href="/wiki/1993_Brazilian_constitutional_referendum" title="1993 Brazilian constitutional referendum">1993</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2005_Brazilian_firearms_and_ammunition_referendum" title="2005 Brazilian firearms and ammunition referendum">2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Acre_time_zone_referendum" title="2010 Acre time zone referendum">2010</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Brazil" title="Foreign relations of Brazil">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a 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It is governed by an administrator-general, appointed by the governor of Pernambuco, and a council whose members are elected by the citizens of the district.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All states and the Federal District are represented in the <a href="/wiki/National_Congress_of_Brazil" title="National Congress of Brazil">national congress</a>, each with three <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian Senate">senators</a> and between eight and 70 <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)">deputies</a>, depending on their population. 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background:#e3e3ff;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/First_Brazilian_Republic" title="First Brazilian Republic">Old Republic</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proclamation_of_the_Republic_(Brazil)" title="Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)">Proclamation of the Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Constitution_of_1891" title="Brazilian Constitution of 1891">1891 Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_the_Sword&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Republic of the Sword (page does not exist)">Republic of the Sword</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rep%C3%BAblica_da_Espada" class="extiw" title="pt:República da Espada">pt</a>]</span></li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Encilhamento" title="Encilhamento">Encilhamento</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Revolta_da_Armada" title="Revolta da Armada">Navy Revolts</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Revolution" title="Federalist Revolution">Federalist Revolution</a></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Belle_%C3%89poque" title="Brazilian Belle Époque">Belle Époque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_with_milk_politics" class="mw-redirect" title="Coffee with milk politics">Coffee with milk politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronelism" title="Coronelism">Coronelism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_rubber_boom" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon rubber boom">Amazon rubber boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_Canudos" title="War of Canudos">War of Canudos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acre_War" title="Acre War">Annexation of Acre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaccine_Revolt" title="Vaccine Revolt">Vaccine Revolt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taubat%C3%A9_Agreement" title="Taubaté Agreement">Taubaté Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_American_dreadnought_race" title="South American dreadnought race">Naval arms race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Lash" title="Revolt of the Lash">Revolt of the Lash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contestado_War" title="Contestado War">Contestado War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil_during_World_War_I" title="Brazil during World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenentism" title="Tenentism">Lieutenant revolts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; 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background:#e3e3ff;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Brazilian_Republic" title="Fourth Brazilian Republic">Populist Republic</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Preventative_Coup_of_November_11" title="Preventative Coup of November 11">Lott's preventative coup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aragar%C3%A7as_Revolt" title="Aragarças Revolt">Aragarças Revolt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bras%C3%ADlia" title="History of Brasília">Construction of Brasília</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legality_Campaign" title="Legality Campaign">Legality Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plano_Trienal" title="Plano Trienal">Plano Trienal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3ff;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_dictatorship_in_Brazil" title="Military dictatorship in Brazil">Military dictatorship</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Brazilian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1964 Brazilian coup d'état">1964 Brazilian coup d'état</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_vacancy_in_the_Presidency_of_Brazil" title="1964 vacancy in the Presidency of Brazil">Vacancy in the Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institutional_Acts" title="Institutional Acts">Institutional Acts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Araguaia_Guerrilla_War" title="Araguaia Guerrilla War">Araguaia Guerrilla War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_of_the_One_Hundred_Thousand" title="March of the One Hundred Thousand">March of the One Hundred Thousand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Miracle" title="Brazilian Miracle">Brazilian Miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redemocratization_in_Brazil" title="Redemocratization in Brazil">Redemocratization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diretas_J%C3%A1" title="Diretas Já">Diretas Já</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3ff;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Brazil_(1985%E2%80%93present)" title="History of Brazil (1985–present)">New Republic</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Brazil_(1985%E2%80%93present)#The_"lost_decade":_stagnation,_inflation,_and_crisis" title="History of Brazil (1985–present)">Lost Decade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Constituent_Assembly_(1988)" title="Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1988)">1988 Constituent Assembly</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Brazil" title="Constitution of Brazil">1988 Constitution</a></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Plano_Collor" title="Plano Collor">Plano Collor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Collor_de_Mello#Corruption_charges_and_impeachment" title="Fernando Collor de Mello">Impeachment of Fernando Collor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercosul" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercosul">Mercosul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_constitutional_referendum,_1993" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian constitutional referendum, 1993">1993 Constitutional referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plano_Real" title="Plano Real">Plano Real</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mensal%C3%A3o_scandal" title="Mensalão scandal">Mensalão</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Car_Wash" title="Operation Car Wash">Car Wash investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Dilma_Rousseff" title="Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff">Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Brazil" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil">Coronavirus pandemic</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; 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The first such captaincy was the <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha" title="Fernando de Noronha">island of São João</a>, granted in 1504 to <a href="/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_de_Loronha" title="Fernão de Loronha">Fernão de Loronha</a>. The continental land was divided into captaincies in 1534, generally following lines of latitude, although some followed meridians or diagonal lines.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each of the holders of these captaincies was referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Donat%C3%A1rio" title="Donatário">captain donatary</a> (<i>capitão donatário</i>). The captaincies were to be inherited by the holders' descendants, but the Crown retained the power to reacquire them. </p><p>In 1549, the Portuguese Crown appointed <a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A9_de_Sousa" title="Tomé de Sousa">Tomé de Sousa</a> as the first <a href="/wiki/Governor-general" title="Governor-general">governor-general</a> of the vast Portuguese dominion in South America, known as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Brazil" title="State of Brazil">State of Brazil</a> (<i>Estado do Brasil</i>). In 1621, the northern part of the dominion was detached, becoming a separate entity known as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Maranh%C3%A3o_(colonial)" title="State of Maranhão (colonial)">State of Maranhão</a>. However, captaincies continued existing under both states as regional administrations.<sup id="cite_ref-captaincies_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-captaincies-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Iberian_Union" title="Iberian Union">Iberian Union</a> (1580–1640), which allowed Portuguese settlers to enter Spanish domains, the territory of Portuguese colonial domains in South America was more than doubled, with both states of Brazil and Maranhão greatly expanding westward. After the union ended, Portugal asserted its territorial claims, which Spain eventually accepted with the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Madrid_(13_January_1750)" title="Treaty of Madrid (13 January 1750)">Treaty of Madrid</a> in 1750. Several captaincies were created or merged during this period, in both the original and western domains, and some were returned to the Crown, becoming royal captaincies.<sup id="cite_ref-captaincies_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-captaincies-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The government of the <a href="/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Jos%C3%A9_de_Carvalho_e_Melo,_1st_Marquis_of_Pombal" title="Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal">Marquis of Pombal</a> (1750–1777) significantly centralized the administration of the Portuguese colonies. By 1759, all captaincies had been returned to the Crown, with captains becoming appointed rather than recognized by inheritance. Some captaincies were designated as <a href="/wiki/Captaincy_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Captaincy general">captaincies-general</a>, to which other captaincies were subordinated.<sup id="cite_ref-captaincies_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-captaincies-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Gr%C3%A3o-Par%C3%A1_and_Rio_Negro" title="State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro">State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro</a> and the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Maranh%C3%A3o_and_Piau%C3%AD" title="State of Maranhão and Piauí">State of Maranhão and Piauí</a>, which had been split from the State of Maranhão, were reincorporated into the State of Brazil in 1775, under a single governor-general. This centralization later helped to keep Brazil as a unified nation-state, avoiding fragmentation similar to that of the Spanish domains. </p><p>The captaincies became <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Brazil" title="Provinces of Brazil">provinces</a> in 1821, during the final years of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Brazil" title="Kingdom of Brazil">Kingdom of Brazil</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Portugal,_Brazil_and_the_Algarves" title="United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves">united with Portugal</a>), and maintained that designation after <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_Brazil" title="Independence of Brazil">independence</a> in 1822 under the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Brazil" title="Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a>. Most internal boundaries were kept unchanged from the end of the colonial period, generally following natural features such as rivers and mountain ridges. Some changes were made to suit domestic politics (transferring the <a href="/wiki/Tri%C3%A2ngulo_Mineiro" title="Triângulo Mineiro">Triângulo Mineiro</a> from <a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s" title="Goiás">Goiás</a> to <a href="/wiki/Minas_Gerais" title="Minas Gerais">Minas Gerais</a>, transferring the south bank of the <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Francisco_River" title="São Francisco River">São Francisco River</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pernambuco" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a> to Minas Gerais and later to <a href="/wiki/Bahia" title="Bahia">Bahia</a>, separating the capital city of <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Neutral_Municipality" title="Neutral Municipality">Neutral Municipality</a> outside any province, splitting <a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a> from <a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a>, and splitting <a href="/wiki/Paran%C3%A1_(state)" title="Paraná (state)">Paraná</a> from <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)" title="São Paulo (state)">São Paulo</a>), as well as international border adjustments resulting from diplomatic settlement of territorial disputes. The <a href="/wiki/Cisplatina" title="Cisplatina">Cisplatine Province</a> was annexed into Brazil in 1821, declared independence as <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> in 1825, and was recognized by the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Montevideo_(1828)" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Montevideo (1828)">Treaty of Montevideo</a> in 1828. </p><p>When Brazil became a republic in 1889, all provinces became states, and the Neutral Municipality became the Federal District. In 1903, Brazil acquired the territory of <a href="/wiki/Acre_(state)" title="Acre (state)">Acre</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Petr%C3%B3polis" title="Treaty of Petrópolis">Treaty of Petrópolis</a>. </p><p>In 1942–1943, with the entrance of Brazil into <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Get%C3%BAlio_Vargas" title="Getúlio Vargas">Vargas regime</a> detached six strategic territories from the borders of the country to administer them directly: the archipelago of <a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha" title="Fernando de Noronha">Fernando de Noronha</a> (from Pernambuco), <a href="/wiki/Amap%C3%A1" title="Amapá">Amapá</a> (from Pará), <a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Rio Branco</a> (from Amazonas), <a href="/wiki/Rond%C3%B4nia" title="Rondônia">Guaporé</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a> and Amazonas), <a href="/wiki/Federal_Territory_of_Ponta_Por%C3%A3" title="Federal Territory of Ponta Porã">Ponta Porã</a> (from Mato Grosso) and <a href="/wiki/Igua%C3%A7u_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Iguaçu Territory">Iguaçu</a> (from Paraná and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Catarina_(state)" title="Santa Catarina (state)">Santa Catarina</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the war, the Brazilian constitution of 1946 returned Ponta Porã and Iguaçu to their original states.<sup id="cite_ref-constitution1946_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution1946-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guaporé was renamed Rondônia in 1956,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Rio Branco was renamed Roraima in 1962,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while remaining territories along with Amapá and Fernando de Noronha. Acre became a state in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1960, the rectangular-shaped <a href="/wiki/Federal_District_(Brazil)" title="Federal District (Brazil)">Distrito Federal</a> was carved out of Goiás to contain the new capital, <a href="/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia" title="Brasília">Brasília</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous federal district became the state of <a href="/wiki/Guanabara_(state)" title="Guanabara (state)">Guanabara</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-constitution1946_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution1946-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but in 1975 it was reincorporated into its original state of <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)" title="Rio de Janeiro (state)">Rio de Janeiro</a>, becoming its capital as the city of Rio de Janeiro.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1977, the southern part of Mato Grosso became the state of <a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul" title="Mato Grosso do Sul">Mato Grosso do Sul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1981, Rondônia became a state.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Brazil" title="Constitution of Brazil">Brazilian constitution of 1988</a> created the state of <a href="/wiki/Tocantins" title="Tocantins">Tocantins</a> from the northern portion of Goiás, established Amapá and Roraima as states, and returned the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha to Pernambuco.<sup id="cite_ref-constitution1988_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution1988-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution thus ended all remaining territories, although it maintained the possibility of creating others in the future. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_federative_states">Proposed federative states</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federative_units_of_Brazil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Proposed federative states"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Proposed_federative_units_of_Brazil" title="Proposed federative units of Brazil">Proposed federative units of Brazil</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Proposed_division_of_Pará"><span id="Proposed_division_of_Par.C3.A1"></span>Proposed division of Pará</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federative_units_of_Brazil&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Proposed division of Pará"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011_Par%C3%A1_state_division_plebiscite" title="2011 Pará state division plebiscite">2011 Pará state division plebiscite</a></div> <p>On 11 December 2011, a consultative <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> was held in the state of <a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a> about creating two new states from parts of it (<a href="/wiki/Tapaj%C3%B3s_(proposed_Brazilian_state)" title="Tapajós (proposed Brazilian state)">Tapajós</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caraj%C3%A1s_(proposed_Brazilian_state)" title="Carajás (proposed Brazilian state)">Carajás</a>, with the rest of the state remaining as Pará). Both proposals were rejected by about 66% of statewide voters, but reflecting a strong geographic split with over 90% approval by voters in the proposed breakaway regions and over 90% disapproval by those in the rest of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maps">Maps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federative_units_of_Brazil&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Maps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 729px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1534 Captaincies of Brazil[a]"><img alt="1534 Captaincies of Brazil[a]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg/84px-Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg/126px-Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg/168px-Novo_mapa_Capitanias.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1651" data-file-height="2350" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1534<br /><a href="/wiki/Captaincies_of_Brazil" title="Captaincies of Brazil">Captaincies of Brazil</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil_in_1709.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1709–1720/1761–1779 Expansion and mergers[b]"><img alt="1709–1720/1761–1779 Expansion and mergers[b]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Brazil_in_1709.svg/121px-Brazil_in_1709.svg.png" decoding="async" width="121" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Brazil_in_1709.svg/182px-Brazil_in_1709.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Brazil_in_1709.svg/243px-Brazil_in_1709.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="1985" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1709–1720/1761–1779<br />Expansion and mergers<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil_in_1822.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1822 Imperial provinces"><img alt="1822 Imperial provinces" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Brazil_in_1822.svg/117px-Brazil_in_1822.svg.png" decoding="async" width="117" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Brazil_in_1822.svg/175px-Brazil_in_1822.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Brazil_in_1822.svg/233px-Brazil_in_1822.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="2065" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1822<br />Imperial provinces</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil_in_1889.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1889 States at the start of the republic[c]"><img alt="1889 States at the start of the republic[c]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Brazil_in_1889.svg/121px-Brazil_in_1889.svg.png" decoding="async" width="121" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Brazil_in_1889.svg/182px-Brazil_in_1889.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Brazil_in_1889.svg/243px-Brazil_in_1889.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="1986" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1889<br />States at the start of the republic<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil_in_1943.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1943 Border territories"><img alt="1943 Border territories" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Brazil_in_1943.svg/121px-Brazil_in_1943.svg.png" decoding="async" width="121" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Brazil_in_1943.svg/182px-Brazil_in_1943.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Brazil_in_1943.svg/243px-Brazil_in_1943.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="1987" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1943<br />Border territories</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brazil,_administrative_divisions_(states)_-_en_-_colored.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1988 Current states"><img alt="1988 Current states" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg/121px-Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg.png" decoding="async" width="121" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg/182px-Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg/243px-Brazil%2C_administrative_divisions_%28states%29_-_en_-_colored.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2008" data-file-height="1984" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1988<br />Current states</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List">List</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federative_units_of_Brazil&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_flags#State_flags" title="List of Brazilian flags">Flag</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazil_state_name_etymologies" title="List of Brazil state name etymologies">name</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR" title="ISO 3166-2:BR">Code</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_of_subdivisions_of_Brazil" title="List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil">Capital</a> </th> <th rowspan="2">Largest city </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Brazilian states by area">Area</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Brazilian states by population">Population</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(May 2023)</span><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_population_density" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Brazilian states by population density">Density</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">2022</span> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_federative_units_by_gross_regional_product" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Brazilian federative units by gross regional product">GDP</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Brazilian_real" title="Brazilian real">R$</a><br />millions, 2022)</span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_federative_units_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Brazilian federative units by Human Development Index">HDI</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">km<sup>2</sup></span></th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">sq mi</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">per km<sup>2</sup></span></th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">per sq mi</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bandeira_do_Acre.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Acre.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bandeira_do_Acre.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Acre.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bandeira_do_Acre.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Acre.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="350" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Acre_(state)" title="Acre (state)">Acre</a></td> <td>AC</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rio_Branco,_Acre" title="Rio Branco, Acre">Rio Branco</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011164123000000000">164,123 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011164123000000000">63,368</td> <td><div style="float:right;">830,018</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994634000000000000">6.34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994634000000000000">16.4</td> <td><div style="float:right;">21,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.719</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg/23px-Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg/35px-Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg/45px-Bandeira_de_Alagoas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Alagoas" title="Alagoas">Alagoas</a></td> <td>AL</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Macei%C3%B3" title="Maceió">Maceió</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010277790000000000">27,779 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010277790000000000">10,726</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,127,683</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996125519999999999">125.52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996125519999999999">325.1</td> <td><div style="float:right;">73,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.683</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Amap%C3%A1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Amap%C3%A1" title="Amapá">Amapá</a></td> <td>AP</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Macap%C3%A1" title="Macapá">Macapá</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011142829000000000">142,829 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011142829000000000">55,147</td> <td><div style="float:right;">733,759</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994262999999999999">2.63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994262999999999999">6.8</td> <td><div style="float:right;">9000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.740</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg/21px-Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg/32px-Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg/42px-Bandeira_do_Amazonas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a></td> <td>AM</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Manaus" title="Manaus">Manaus</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7012155915900000000">1,559,159 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7012155915900000000">601,995</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,941,613</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994258000000000000">2.58 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994258000000000000">6.7</td> <td><div style="float:right;">103,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.733</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg/23px-Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg/35px-Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg/45px-Bandeira_da_Bahia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bahia" title="Bahia">Bahia</a></td> <td>BA</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia" title="Salvador, Bahia">Salvador</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011564733000000000">564,733 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011564733000000000">218,045</td> <td><div style="float:right;">14,141,626</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995305200000000000">30.52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995305200000000000">79.0</td> <td><div style="float:right;">257,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.714</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Cear%C3%A1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cear%C3%A1" title="Ceará">Ceará</a></td> <td>CE</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fortaleza" title="Fortaleza">Fortaleza</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011148921000000000">148,921 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011148921000000000">57,499</td> <td><div style="float:right;">8,794,957</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995603299999999999">60.33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995603299999999999">156.3</td> <td><div style="float:right;">410,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.735</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Distrito_Federal_%28Brasil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1050" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Federal_District_(Brazil)" title="Federal District (Brazil)">Distrito Federal</a></td> <td>DF</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia" title="Brasília">Brasília</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009578000000000000">5,780 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7009578000000000000">2,230</td> <td><div style="float:right;">2,817,381</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996492999999999999">493.00 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996492999999999999">1,276.9</td> <td><div style="float:right;">249,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.850</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo" title="Espírito Santo">Espírito Santo</a></td> <td>ES</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vit%C3%B3ria,_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo" title="Vitória, Espírito Santo">Vitória</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Serra,_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo" title="Serra, Espírito Santo">Serra</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010460960000000000">46,096 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010460960000000000">17,798</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,833,712</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995806299999999999">80.63 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995806299999999999">208.8</td> <td><div style="float:right;">125,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.772</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg/22px-Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg/33px-Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg/43px-Flag_of_Goi%C3%A1s.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="392" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s" title="Goiás">Goiás</a></td> <td>GO</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia" title="Goiânia">Goiânia</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011340112000000000">340,112 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011340112000000000">131,318</td> <td><div style="float:right;">7,056,495</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995184600000000000">18.46 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995184600000000000">47.8</td> <td><div style="float:right;">202,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.769</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg/23px-Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg/35px-Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg/45px-Bandeira_do_Maranh%C3%A3o.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Maranh%C3%A3o" title="Maranhão">Maranhão</a></td> <td>MA</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Lu%C3%ADs,_Maranh%C3%A3o" title="São Luís, Maranhão">São Luís</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011331937000000000">331,937 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011331937000000000">128,162</td> <td><div style="float:right;">6,776,699</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995190300000000000">19.03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995190300000000000">49.3</td> <td><div style="float:right;">102,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.687</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a></td> <td>MT</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cuiab%C3%A1" title="Cuiabá">Cuiabá</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011903366000000000">903,366 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011903366000000000">348,792</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,658,649</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994401000000000000">4.01 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994401000000000000">10.4</td> <td><div style="float:right;">142,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.774</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Mato_Grosso_do_Sul.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul" title="Mato Grosso do Sul">Mato Grosso do Sul</a></td> <td>MS</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Campo_Grande" title="Campo Grande">Campo Grande</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011357146000000000">357,146 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011357146000000000">137,895</td> <td><div style="float:right;">2,880,308</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994783000000000000">7.83 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994783000000000000">20.3</td> <td><div style="float:right;">107,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.766</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Minas_Gerais.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="420" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Minas_Gerais" title="Minas Gerais">Minas Gerais</a></td> <td>MG</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Belo_Horizonte" title="Belo Horizonte">Belo Horizonte</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011586522000000000">586,522 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011586522000000000">226,457</td> <td><div style="float:right;">21,279,353</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995317199999999999">31.72 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995317199999999999">82.2</td> <td><div style="float:right;">583,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.787</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg/23px-Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg/35px-Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg/45px-Bandeira_do_Par%C3%A1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a></td> <td>PA</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bel%C3%A9m" title="Belém">Belém</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7012124795500000000">1,247,955 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7012124795500000000">481,838</td> <td><div style="float:right;">8,639,532</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994701999999999999">7.02 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994701999999999999">18.2</td> <td><div style="float:right;">156,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.698</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg/22px-Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg/33px-Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg/43px-Bandeira_da_Para%C3%ADba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Para%C3%ADba" title="Paraíba">Paraíba</a></td> <td>PB</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Pessoa,_Para%C3%ADba" title="João Pessoa, Paraíba">João Pessoa</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010564700000000000">56,470 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010564700000000000">21,800</td> <td><div style="float:right;">4,175,326</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995789300000000000">78.93 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995789300000000000">204.4</td> <td><div style="float:right;">60,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.722</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Paran%C3%A1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1577" data-file-height="1102" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Paran%C3%A1_(state)" title="Paraná (state)">Paraná</a></td> <td>PR</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Curitiba" title="Curitiba">Curitiba</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011199308000000000">199,308 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011199308000000000">76,953</td> <td><div style="float:right;">11,623,091</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995434600000000000">43.46 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995434600000000000">112.6</td> <td><div style="float:right;">417,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.792</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg/23px-Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg/35px-Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg/45px-Bandeira_de_Pernambuco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pernambuco" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a></td> <td>PE</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Recife" title="Recife">Recife</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010981480000000000">98,148 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010981480000000000">37,895</td> <td><div style="float:right;">9,645,321</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996103830000000000">103.83 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996103830000000000">268.9</td> <td><div style="float:right;">201,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.727</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg/23px-Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg/35px-Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg/45px-Bandeira_do_Piau%C3%AD.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1950" data-file-height="1300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Piau%C3%AD" title="Piauí">Piauí</a></td> <td>PI</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Teresina" title="Teresina">Teresina</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011251578000000000">251,578 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011251578000000000">97,135</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,341,352</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994973000000000000">9.73 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994973000000000000">25.2</td> <td><div style="float:right;">26,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.697</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)" title="Rio de Janeiro (state)">Rio de Janeiro</a></td> <td>RJ</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010437800000000000">43,780 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010437800000000000">16,900</td> <td><div style="float:right;">16,055,174</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996387459999999999">387.46 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996387459999999999">1,003.5</td> <td><div style="float:right;">693,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.796</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg/23px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg/35px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg/45px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Norte.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a></span></td> <td>RN</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Natal,_Rio_Grande_do_Norte" title="Natal, Rio Grande do Norte">Natal</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010528110000000000">52,811 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010528110000000000">20,390</td> <td><div style="float:right;">3,619,619</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995627400000000000">62.74 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995627400000000000">162.5</td> <td><div style="float:right;">76,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.731</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Rio_Grande_do_Sul.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul" title="Rio Grande do Sul">Rio Grande do Sul</a></td> <td>RS</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Porto_Alegre" title="Porto Alegre">Porto Alegre</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011281730000000000">281,730 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011281730000000000">108,780</td> <td><div style="float:right;">10,882,965</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995368400000000000">36.84 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995368400000000000">95.4</td> <td><div style="float:right;">444,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.787</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Rond%C3%B4nia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rond%C3%B4nia" title="Rondônia">Rondônia</a></td> <td>RO</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Porto_Velho" title="Porto Velho">Porto Velho</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011237591000000000">237,591 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011237591000000000">91,734</td> <td><div style="float:right;">1,837,905</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994733999999999999">7.34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994733999999999999">19.0</td> <td><div style="float:right;">19,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.725</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Roraima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Roraima</a></td> <td>RR</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Boa_Vista,_Roraima" title="Boa Vista, Roraima">Boa Vista</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011224301000000000">224,301 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011224301000000000">86,603</td> <td><div style="float:right;">708,352</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994253999999999999">2.54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994253999999999999">6.6</td> <td><div style="float:right;">8000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.752</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg/21px-Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg/32px-Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg/41px-Bandeira_de_Santa_Catarina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="836" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Santa_Catarina_(state)" title="Santa Catarina (state)">Santa Catarina</a></td> <td>SC</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florian%C3%B3polis" title="Florianópolis">Florianópolis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joinville" title="Joinville">Joinville</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010957360000000000">95,736 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010957360000000000">36,964</td> <td><div style="float:right;">7,218,704</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995697399999999999">69.74 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995697399999999999">180.6</td> <td><div style="float:right;">293,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.808</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg/23px-Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg/35px-Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg/45px-Bandeira_do_estado_de_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)" title="São Paulo (state)">São Paulo</a></td> <td>SP</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011248223000000000">248,223 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011248223000000000">95,839</td> <td><div style="float:right;">44,411,238</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996175729999999999">175.73 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6996175729999999999">455.1</td> <td><div style="float:right;">1,964,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.826</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg/22px-Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg/33px-Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg/43px-Bandeira_de_Sergipe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sergipe" title="Sergipe">Sergipe</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aracaju" title="Aracaju">Aracaju</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010219150000000000">21,915 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7010219150000000000">8,461</td> <td><div style="float:right;">2,403,563</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995976399999999999">97.64 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6995976399999999999">252.9</td> <td><div style="float:right;">38,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.702</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg/22px-Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg/33px-Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg/43px-Bandeira_do_Tocantins.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="358" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tocantins" title="Tocantins">Tocantins</a></td> <td>TO</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Palmas,_Tocantins" title="Palmas, Tocantins">Palmas</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011277721000000000">277,721 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7011277721000000000">107,229</td> <td><div style="float:right;">1,692,452</div></td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994574000000000000">5.74 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="6994574000000000000">14.9</td> <td><div style="float:right;">21,000</div></td> <td><div style="float:right;">0.743</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Other statistics, by: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_highest_point" title="List of Brazilian states by highest point">highest point</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_literacy_rate" title="List of Brazilian states by literacy rate">literacy rate</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_life_expectancy" title="List of Brazilian states by life expectancy">life expectancy</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_infant_mortality" title="List of Brazilian states by infant mortality">infant mortality</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Brazilian_states_by_murder_rate" title="List of Brazilian states by murder rate">murder rate</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This map names the eastern captaincy of Maranhão as Piauí, and does not show the captaincy of the island of São João.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This anachronistic map shows the captaincy of São Paulo and Minas de Ouro from its foundation in 1709 to its first split in 1720, and the captaincies of Bahia and Pernambuco from the last merger with their surrounding captaincies in 1761 to their first following split in 1779. The captaincy of Rio Grande de São Pedro was subordinated to Rio de Janeiro from its foundation in 1760 to 1807. The captaincies of Maranhão and Grão-Pará remained unchanged during this whole period.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This map shows the entire future territory of Guaporé and state of Rondônia as part of Mato Grosso, but its northwest portion was part of Amazonas.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Approximate_correspondence_between_historical_divisions">Approximate correspondence between historical divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federative_units_of_Brazil&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Approximate correspondence between historical divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"> <caption>Approximate correspondence between divisions in selected years </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Name_of_Brazil" title="Name of Brazil">Land of Brazil</a> </th> <th style="background:#AFA"><a href="/wiki/State_of_Maranh%C3%A3o_(colonial)" title="State of Maranhão (colonial)">State of Maranhão<br />and Grão-Pará</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/State_of_Brazil" title="State of Brazil">State of Brazil</a> </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Brazil" title="Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a> </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of Brazil">United States of Brazil</a> </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Federative_Republic_of_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="Federative Republic of Brazil">Federative Republic of Brazil</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/State_of_Brazil" title="State of Brazil">State of Brazil</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1534</th> <th>1654</th> <th>1775</th> <th>1822</th> <th>1853</th> <th>1889</th> <th>1943</th> <th>1967</th> <th>1977</th> <th>1988 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captaincies_of_Brazil" title="Captaincies of Brazil">captaincies</a></th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Captaincies_of_Brazil" title="Captaincies of Brazil">captaincies<br />general</a> </th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Brazil" title="Provinces of Brazil">provinces</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Brazil" title="Provinces of Brazil">provinces</a> </th> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="States of Brazil">states</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA">neutral<br />municipality </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA">federal<br />district </th> <th colspan="3" style="background:#FFA">federal district </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA">federal<br />district </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="background:#AFF">territories </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Tierra_Firme" title="Province of Tierra Firme">Tierra Firme</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Castile" title="Governorate of New Castile">New Castile</a></i> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_Peru" title="Viceroyalty of Peru">Peru</a></i> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Acre_(state)" title="Acre (state)">Acre</a></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Acre_(state)" title="Acre (state)">Acre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#AFA">Grão-Pará</td> <td rowspan="4" colspan="2">Grão-Pará </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a></td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Rio Branco</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Roraima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Roraima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a></td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Amap%C3%A1" title="Amapá">Amapá</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amap%C3%A1" title="Amapá">Amapá</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Maranh%C3%A3o" title="Captaincy of Maranhão">Maranhão</a> (west)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#AFA">Maranhão</td> <td rowspan="2">Maranhão</td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Maranh%C3%A3o" title="Maranhão">Maranhão</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maranhão (east)</td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Piau%C3%AD" title="Piauí">Piauí</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ceará</td> <td style="background:#AFA">Ceará</td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Pernambuco" title="Captaincy of Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a></td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Cear%C3%A1" title="Ceará">Ceará</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Rio_Grande" title="Captaincy of Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a></td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Norte" title="Rio Grande do Norte">Rio Grande do Norte</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Itamaracá</td> <td>Paraíba</td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Para%C3%ADba" title="Paraíba">Paraíba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha" title="Fernando de Noronha">São João</a></td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pernambuco" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a></td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha" title="Fernando de Noronha">Fernando de Noronha</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pernambuco" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Pernambuco" title="Captaincy of Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a></td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pernambuco" title="Pernambuco">Pernambuco</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Alagoas" title="Alagoas">Alagoas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Bahia" title="Captaincy of Bahia">Baía de Todos os Santos</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_Bahia" title="Captaincy of Bahia">Bahia</a></td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Sergipe" title="Sergipe">Sergipe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Ilhéus</td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Bahia" title="Bahia">Bahia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Porto Seguro </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Espírito Santo</td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo" title="Espírito Santo">Espírito Santo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>São Tomé</td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="3">Rio de Janeiro</td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)" title="Rio de Janeiro (state)">Rio de Janeiro</a></td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)" title="Rio de Janeiro (state)">Rio de Janeiro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_S%C3%A3o_Vicente" title="Captaincy of São Vicente">São Vicente (north)</a></td> <td style="background:#FFA"><a href="/wiki/Neutral_Municipality" title="Neutral Municipality">Município Neutro</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#FFA"><a href="/wiki/Federal_District_of_Brazil_(1891%E2%80%931960)" title="Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)">Distrito Federal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guanabara_(state)" title="Guanabara (state)">Guanabara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_of_S%C3%A3o_Vicente" title="Captaincy of São Vicente">São Vicente</a></td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Minas_Gerais" title="Minas Gerais">Minas Gerais</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Castile" title="Governorate of New Castile">New Castile</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Toledo" title="Governorate of New Toledo">New Toledo</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="3" colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s" title="Goiás">Goiás</a></td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s" title="Goiás">Goiás</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tocantins" title="Tocantins">Tocantins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s" title="Goiás">Goiás</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="background:#FFA"><a href="/wiki/Federal_District_(Brazil)" title="Federal District (Brazil)">Distrito Federal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a></td> <td style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Rond%C3%B4nia" title="Rondônia">Guaporé</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Rond%C3%B4nia" title="Rondônia">Rondônia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rond%C3%B4nia" title="Rondônia">Rondônia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a></td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso" title="Mato Grosso">Mato Grosso</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#AFF"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Territory_of_Ponta_Por%C3%A3" title="Federal Territory of Ponta Porã">Ponta Porã</a></td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mato_Grosso_do_Sul" title="Mato Grosso do Sul">Mato Grosso do Sul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Santo Amaro</td> <td rowspan="4" colspan="2">São Paulo</td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)" title="São Paulo (state)">São Paulo</a> 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title="Santa Catarina (state)">Santa Catarina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Andalusia" title="Governorate of New Andalusia">New Andalusia</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_Peru" title="Viceroyalty of Peru">Peru</a></i> </td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_do_Sul" title="Rio Grande do Sul">Rio Grande do Sul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#BBB"><i>part of <a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_Peru" title="Viceroyalty of Peru">Peru</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cisplatina" title="Cisplatina">Cisplatina</a></td> <td colspan="6" style="background:#BBB"><i><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="#cite_ref-captaincies_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-captaincies_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-captaincies_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.revistas.usp.br/rdg/article/view/53693">The political-administrative organization and the regionalization process of the Brazilian colonial territory</a>, Paulo Pedro Perides, <i>Department of Geography Magazine</i>, 7 November 2011. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/declei/1940-1949/decreto-lei-4102-9-fevereiro-1942-414714-publicacaooriginal-1-pe.html">Decree-law no. 4102, of 9 February 1942</a>, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in 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Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/1950-1969/L4070.htm">Law no. 4070, of 15 June 1962</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/LEIS/1950-1969/L2874.htm">Law no. 2874, of 19 September 1956</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L3273.htm">Law no. 3273, of 1 October 1957</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span>></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/LEIS/LCP/Lcp20.htm">Complementary law no. 20, of 1 July 1974</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/lcp/Lcp31.htm">Complementary law no. 31, of 11 October 1977</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/LEIS/LCP/Lcp41.htm">Complementary law no. 41, of 22 December 1981</a>, Government of Brazil. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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href="https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/mapas/GEBIS%20-%20RJ/map6583.jpg">Map of Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics" title="Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics">Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics</a>, November 1940. <span class="languageicon">(in Portuguese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/territorial-structure/18092-areas-of-the-municipalities.html">Areas of the municipalities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics" title="Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics">Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics</a>, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span 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