There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the population, from São Paulo with the greatest population, to Roraima with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. Brazil has a total population of 174,468,575, it is ranked 5th in the world. This and the below figures are based on 2000 census data. In some federations, a province (subnational entity) is called a state. ... This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, estimated for the year 2005. ...

1. São Paulo (24) - 37 032 403
2. Minas Gerais (12) - 17 891 494
3. Rio de Janeiro (18) - 14 391 282
4. Bahia (5) - 13 070 250
5. Rio Grande do Sul (20) - 10 187 798
6. Paraná (15) - 9 563 458
7. Pernambuco (16) - 7 918 344
8. Ceará (6) - 7 430 661
9. Pará (13) - 6 192 307
10. Maranhão (9) - 5 651 475
11. Santa Catarina (23) - 5 356 360
12. Goiás (8) - 5 003 228
13. Paraíba (14) - 3 443 825
14. Espírito Santo (7) - 3 097 232
15. Piauí (17) - 2 843 278
16. Alagoas (2) - 2 822 621
17. Amazonas (4) - 2 812 557
18. Rio Grande do Norte (19) - 2 776 782
19. Mato Grosso (10) - 2 504 353
20. Mato Grosso do Sul (11) - 2 078 001
21. Distrito Federal (27) - 2 051 146
22. Sergipe (25) - 1 784 475
23. Rondônia (21) - 1 379 787
24. Tocantins (26) - 1 157 098
25. Acre (1) - 557 526
26. Amapá (3) - 477 032
27. Roraima (22) - 324 397

See also: Brazil, States of Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities 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. ... 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 ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... Minas Gerais is one of the states of Brazil, the second most populous in the federation. ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Map of the Bahia bay in 1882 Flag of Bahia Bahia is a state in the north-east of Brazil. ... Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil. ... Other meanings: Paraná, Argentina, Paraná River Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, bordering Paraguay and Argentina. ... Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Brazilian Northeast. ... Ceará is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. ... Pará is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ... Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ... Santa Catarina is the name of several places: One of the federal states of Brazil; see Santa Catarina, Brazil. ... Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. ... Paraíba is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. ... For other places that have this name, see Espírito Santo (disambiguation) Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation ES. With its capital at Vitória. ... Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the arid region of Sertão. ... Alagoas (AL) is a small state in northeastern Brazil lying between the states of Pernambuco and Sergipe; touching the state of Bahia along a part of its southwestern border. ... Amazonas is the name of five subnational entities in various South American nations. ... Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of the South American continent. ... Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ... The Brazilian Federal District (in Portuguese, Distrito Federal) is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. ... Sergipe is the smallest state of Brazil, located on the north eastern Atlantic coast of the country. ... Rondônia is a state of Brazil, located in the northern-western part of the country. ... Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana in the north. ... Roraima is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country. ... There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. ... This is a list of current subnational entities by country: See also: ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes based on ISO 3166-1 country codes. ... List of capitals of subnational entities covers currently the following national entities: #A-C: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Peoples Republic of China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, #D-F: Denmark, Finland, France, #G-L: Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Ireland, Japan...

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Statoids data on Brazilian states