NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brazilian state

Brazil is divided into 26 estados (states, singular: estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Brazilian Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ... Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ... The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Portuguese: CÃ¢mara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. ... Brazilian Presidential Standard The first president of Brazil was Deodoro da Fonseca, who proclaimed the republic in a military coup detÃ¢t against the Emperor Dom Pedro II. Since then, Brazil had six constitutions, two dictatorships and three democratic periods. ... Category: ... The Supreme Federal Tribunal (in Portuguese Supremo Tribunal Federal, or simply STF) is the highest court of law of the Federative Republic of Brazil. ... This article lists political parties in Brazil. ... Brazil elects on the national level a head of state â€“ the president â€“ and a legislature. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In 2006, Brazil held general elections in two rounds. ... This is a list of the current governors of the States of Brazil. ... There are serious issues in regard to abuses of human rights in Brazil. ... Traditionally, Brazil has been a leader in the inter-American community and has played an important role in collective security efforts, as well as in economic cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ... BrasÃlia from space, November 1990 Cathedral of BrasÃlia at night BrasÃlia is the capital of Brazil with a population of 2,282,049 [1]. Located in the Brazilian Federal District, the city is famous for its urban planning, daring architecture and rapid population growth. ...

States are based on historical, conventional borders and have developed throughout the centuries; though some boundaries are arbitrary. The federal district is not a state on its right, but shares some characteristics of a state and some of a municipality. // Capital BrasÃlia (DF) State Capitals Aracaju (SE) BelÃ©m do ParÃ¡ (PA) Belo Horizonte (MG) Boa Vista (RR) Campo Grande (MS) CuiabÃ¡ (MT) Curitiba (PR) FlorianÃ³polis (SC) Fortaleza (CE) GoiÃ¢nia (GO) JoÃ£o Pessoa (PB) MacapÃ¡ (AP) MaceiÃ³ (AL) Manaus (AM) Natal (RN) Palmas (TO) Porto Alegre...

The Federal District is encompassed by the state of Goiás. The codes given below are defined in ISO 3166-2:BR. Flag of GoiÃ¡s See other Brazilian States Capital GoiÃ¢nia Largest City GoiÃ¢nia Area 341 289 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Brazil cover 1 Federal District and 26 states. ...

Flag of Acre See other Brazilian States Capital Rio Branco Largest City Rio Branco Area 152 522 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 557 526 3. ... Flag of Alagoas See other Brazilian States Capital MaceiÃ³ Largest City MaceiÃ³ Area 27 818 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2 822 621 101. ... Flag of AmapÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital MacapÃ¡ Largest City MacapÃ¡ Area 142 816 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 477 032 3. ... Flag of Amazonas See other Brazilian States Capital Manaus Largest City Manaus Area 1 570 947 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2 812 557 1. ... Flag of Bahia See other Brazilian States Capital Salvador Largest City Salvador Area 564 273 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 13 070 250 23. ... Flag of CearÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 6,500,000 43. ... Flag of EspÃrito Santo See other Brazilian States Capital VitÃ³ria Largest City Vila Velha Area 46,184 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 3 097 232 58. ... Flag of GoiÃ¡s See other Brazilian States Capital GoiÃ¢nia Largest City GoiÃ¢nia Area 341 289 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ... MaranhÃ£o is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ... Flag of Mato Grosso See other Brazilian States Capital CuiabÃ¡ Largest City CuiabÃ¡ Area 906,806. ... Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Campo Grande Largest City Campo Grande Area 358,158. ... Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... Flag of ParÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital BelÃ©m Largest City BelÃ©m Area 1. ... Flag of ParaÃba See other Brazilian States Capital JoÃ£o Pessoa Largest City JoÃ£o Pessoa Area 56. ... Flag of ParanÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... Flag of Pernambuco See other Brazilian States Capital Recife Largest City Recife Area 98,281 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 7,918,344 80. ... PiauÃ is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the arid region of SertÃ£o. ... Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Norte See other Brazilian States Capital Natal Largest City Natal Area 53,015 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2,770,730 52. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 10. ... Flag of RondÃ´nia See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Velho Largest City Porto Velho Area 238,512. ... Flag of Roraima See other Brazilian States Capital Boa Vista Largest City Boa Vista Area 225,116. ... Flag of Santa Catarina See other Brazilian States Capital FlorianÃ³polis Largest City Joinville Area 95,442. ... Flag of SÃ£o Paulo See other Brazilian States Capital SÃ£o Paulo Largest City SÃ£o Paulo Area 248,176. ... Flag of Sergipe See other Brazilian States Capital Aracaju Largest City Aracaju Area 21,994 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 1,712,786 77. ... Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. ... File links The following pages link to this file: List of subnational entities States of Brazil List of the states of Brazil by area List of the states of Brazil by population List of the states of Brazil by population density Categories: GFDL images ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ... There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ...

Formation

The following presents a brief description of the formation of the states from colonial Brazil to the present day.

1534: Capitanias Hereditárias

Capitania (from the Portuguese CapitÃ£o, in English Captain) was the Administrative division and hereditary fief of the Portuguese state in some of its colonies. ... Image File history File links Brazil_states1534. ...

1573: Two States

1709: Height of the Province São Paulo

1789: Inconfidência Mineira

The InconfidÃªncia Mineira (Minas Conspiracy) of 1789, a Brazilian independence movement, was a result of the confluence of external and internal causes. ... Image File history File links Brazil_states1789. ...

1823: Imperial Provinces

1943: Border territories

In 1943, with the entrance of Brazil in the Second World War, the Vargas regime detached seven strategic territories from the border of the country in order to administrate them directly. These regions were: Amapá, Rio Branco, Acre, Guaporé, Ponta Porã, Iguaçu and the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. The first four states were maintained as territories after the war. Rio Branco was renamed Roraima and Guaporé, Rondônia. Ponta Porã e Iguaçu returned to their original condition, and Fernando de Noronha became incorporated into the state of Pernambuco in 1988 Image File history File links Brazil_states1943. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (April 19, 1883 - August 24, 1954) was the president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1950 to his suicide in 1954. ... Flag of AmapÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital MacapÃ¡ Largest City MacapÃ¡ Area 142 816 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 477 032 3. ... Flag of Roraima See other Brazilian States Capital Boa Vista Largest City Boa Vista Area 225,116. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Flag of RondÃ´nia See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Velho Largest City Porto Velho Area 238,512. ... Aerial view of the island from the north east Image:Orthographic projection centred over Fernando de Noronha Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, around 220 miles (354 km) offshore from the Brazilian coast. ... Flag of Roraima See other Brazilian States Capital Boa Vista Largest City Boa Vista Area 225,116. ... Flag of RondÃ´nia See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Velho Largest City Porto Velho Area 238,512. ... Flag of Pernambuco See other Brazilian States Capital Recife Largest City Recife Area 98,281 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 7,918,344 80. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1990: Current administrative divisions

In 1960, a square-shaped territory was removed from the state of Goiás in order to house the new capital, Brasília, forming the new Federal District. Meanwhile, the old federal district became the state of Guanabara, which corresponds to the present municipality of Rio de Janeiro. In 1975 Guanabara was merged with the state of Rio de Janeiro, with the city of the same name becoming the state capital. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Flag of GoiÃ¡s See other Brazilian States Capital GoiÃ¢nia Largest City GoiÃ¢nia Area 341 289 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ... BrasÃlia from space, November 1990 Cathedral of BrasÃlia at night BrasÃlia is the capital of Brazil with a population of 2,282,049 [1]. Located in the Brazilian Federal District, the city is famous for its urban planning, daring architecture and rapid population growth. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ... The State of Guanabara (in Portuguese: Estado da Guanabara), was the name given to the municipality of Rio de Janeiro (now the city with the same name), after the moving of the national capital to BrasÃlia in 1960. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area - City 1,260 kmÂ² Population - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1] - Density 4. ...

In 1977 the State of Mato Grosso was split into two territories. The North potion kept the same name and the South portion became the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, with Campo Grande established as its capital. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Flag of Mato Grosso See other Brazilian States Capital CuiabÃ¡ Largest City CuiabÃ¡ Area 906,806. ... Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Campo Grande Largest City Campo Grande Area 358,158. ... Country Brazil Region State Founded 1899 Mayor Nelson Trad jr. ...

In 1988, the northern portion of Goiás became the state of Tocantins, with Palmas established as its new capital. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of GoiÃ¡s See other Brazilian States Capital GoiÃ¢nia Largest City GoiÃ¢nia Area 341 289 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ... Tocantins can refer to: Tocantins State Tocantins River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Palmas may refer to: Palmas, the capital of the state of Tocantins in Brazil Palmas a centenary small city in the south of the state of Paraná in Brazil. ...

See also

Brazil is currently divided in five regions, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE). ... This is a list of flags of Brazils 26 flags ad the federal district. ... This is a list of current subnational entities, some of which may be states in the legal sense of the word, by country: See also: ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes based on ISO 3166-1 country codes. ... // Capital BrasÃlia (DF) State Capitals Aracaju (SE) BelÃ©m do ParÃ¡ (PA) Belo Horizonte (MG) Boa Vista (RR) Campo Grande (MS) CuiabÃ¡ (MT) Curitiba (PR) FlorianÃ³polis (SC) Fortaleza (CE) GoiÃ¢nia (GO) JoÃ£o Pessoa (PB) MacapÃ¡ (AP) MaceiÃ³ (AL) Manaus (AM) Natal (RN) Palmas (TO) Porto Alegre...

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Acre • Alagoas • Amapá • Amazonas • Bahia • Ceará • Espírito Santo • Goiás • Maranhão • Mato Grosso • Mato Grosso do Sul • Minas Gerais • Pará • Paraíba • Paraná • Pernambuco • Piauí • Rio de Janeiro • Rio Grande do Norte • Rio Grande do Sul • Rondônia • Roraima • Santa Catarina • São Paulo • Sergipe • Tocantins Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil. ... Flag of Acre See other Brazilian States Capital Rio Branco Largest City Rio Branco Area 152 522 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 557 526 3. ... Flag of Alagoas See other Brazilian States Capital MaceiÃ³ Largest City MaceiÃ³ Area 27 818 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2 822 621 101. ... Flag of AmapÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital MacapÃ¡ Largest City MacapÃ¡ Area 142 816 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 477 032 3. ... Flag of Amazonas See other Brazilian States Capital Manaus Largest City Manaus Area 1 570 947 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2 812 557 1. ... Flag of Bahia See other Brazilian States Capital Salvador Largest City Salvador Area 564 273 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 13 070 250 23. ... Flag of CearÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 6,500,000 43. ... Flag of EspÃrito Santo See other Brazilian States Capital VitÃ³ria Largest City Vila Velha Area 46,184 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 3 097 232 58. ... Flag of GoiÃ¡s See other Brazilian States Capital GoiÃ¢nia Largest City GoiÃ¢nia Area 341 289 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 4 848 725 14. ... MaranhÃ£o is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ... Flag of Mato Grosso See other Brazilian States Capital CuiabÃ¡ Largest City CuiabÃ¡ Area 906,806. ... Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Campo Grande Largest City Campo Grande Area 358,158. ... Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... Flag of ParÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital BelÃ©m Largest City BelÃ©m Area 1. ... Flag of ParaÃba See other Brazilian States Capital JoÃ£o Pessoa Largest City JoÃ£o Pessoa Area 56. ... Flag of ParanÃ¡ See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... Flag of Pernambuco See other Brazilian States Capital Recife Largest City Recife Area 98,281 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 7,918,344 80. ... PiauÃ is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the arid region of SertÃ£o. ... Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Norte See other Brazilian States Capital Natal Largest City Natal Area 53,015 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 2,770,730 52. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 10. ... Flag of RondÃ´nia See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Velho Largest City Porto Velho Area 238,512. ... Flag of Roraima See other Brazilian States Capital Boa Vista Largest City Boa Vista Area 225,116. ... Flag of Santa Catarina See other Brazilian States Capital FlorianÃ³polis Largest City Joinville Area 95,442. ... Flag of SÃ£o Paulo See other Brazilian States Capital SÃ£o Paulo Largest City SÃ£o Paulo Area 248,176. ... Flag of Sergipe See other Brazilian States Capital Aracaju Largest City Aracaju Area 21,994 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 1,712,786 77. ... Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. ...

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