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The Federal Republic of Brazil is a union of twenty-six estados ("states"; singular estado) and formed by the states and one district, the Distrito Federal ("Federal District") which contains the capital city, Brasília. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Politics of Brazil takes place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Brazil Because of its troubled political history Brazil has had a number of constitutions The Cabinet of Brazil ( Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial) is the Executive branch of the Brazilian government The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The Vice-President of Brazil is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of Brazil after the President The Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic ( Portuguese: Chefe da Casa Civil da Presidência da República) is the highest-ranking member of the The Cabinet of Brazil ( Portuguese: Gabinete Ministerial) is the Executive branch of the Brazilian government The Office of the Solicitor-General is the Brazilian institution which directly or indirectly represents the federal government either in judicial or non-judicial instances In Brazil the Attorney-General is the head of the federal prosecution office called " Ministério Público da União " an autonomous agency in charge of criminal prosecution Brazil 's bicameral National Congress ( Congresso Nacional) consists of Senate of Brazil (the Upper house) and the Chamber of In its present configuration the Federal Brazilian Senate ( Portuguese: Senado Federal Brasileiro) is a federal legislative body and the Upper house The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil ( Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the Lower house of the National Congress of In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State The Supreme Federal Court ( Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) is the Supreme court (court of last resort of Brazil The 2008 Brazilian federal budget was submitted to the National Congress of Brazil by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 5 September 2007 This is a list of the federal institutions of Brazil: Legislative branch National Congress, Congresso Nacional Brazil elects on the national level a Head of state &ndash the president &ndash and a Legislature. This article lists political parties in Brazil. Brazil has a Multi-party system with numerous political parties sharing the vote in which no single On October 23, 2005 Brazil held a country-wide Referendum on article 35 of the Disarmament Statute. In 2006, Brazil held general elections in two rounds The first one occurred on October 1, in which eligible voters chose the president of the country and This is a list of the current Governors of the States of Brazil |||} This article is about the municipalities of Brazil. The States of Brazil are divided into many municipalities There are serious issues in regard to abuses of human rights in Brazil. Brazil is a significant Political and Economic power in Latin America Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Federal District ( Portuguese: Distrito Federal   is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau

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. |||} This article is about the municipalities of Brazil. The States of Brazil are divided into many municipalities

The Federal District is encompassed by the state of Goiás and Minas Gerais. Goiás (goˈjajs is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation The codes given below are defined in ISO 3166-2:BR. ISO 3166-2BR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Brazil.

Contents 1 History 2 List of Brazilian states 3 See also 4 External links

History

In 1943, with the entrance of Brazil into the Second World War, the Vargas regime detached seven strategic territories from the border of the country in order to administrate them directly: Amapá, Rio Branco, Acre, Guaporé, Ponta Porã, Iguaçu and the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (ʒeˈtulju doɾˈnɛlis vaɾgɐs April 19, 1882 – August 24, 1954) served as president of Amapá (amaˈpa is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north Roraima (ʁoˈrajma or) is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Rondônia (xõˈdõnia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian Fernando de Noronha is an Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the State of Pernambuco, around 354 km offshore After the war, the first three territories were retained as states, with Rio Branco and Guaporé being renamed Roraima and Rondônia, respectively. Roraima (ʁoˈrajma or) is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region Rondônia (xõˈdõnia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country Ponta Porã and Iguaçu resorted to territorial status. In 1988, Fernando de Noronha became part of Pernambuco. Pernambuco (pɛxnɐ̃ˈbuku is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country

In 1960, the square-shaped Distrito Federal was carved out of Goiás in preparation for the new capital, Brasília. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Federal District ( Portuguese: Distrito Federal   is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Goiás (goˈjajs is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau The previous federal district became the state of Guanabara until in 1975 it was merged with the state of Rio de Janeiro, becoming the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. 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 Rio de Janeiro ( pron ˈhiu dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil

In 1977, Mato Grosso was split into two states. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Mato Grosso ('matu 'gɾosu is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country The northern area retained the name Mato Grosso while the southern area became the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, with Campo Grande as its capital. Mato Grosso do Sul (ˈmatu ˈgɾosu du ˈsuw is one of the states of Brazil. Campo Grande (lit Big Field) is the Capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the center-west region of Brazil. The new Mato Grosso do Sul incorporated the territory of Ponta Porã and the northern part of Iguaçu. Central Iguaçu went to Paraná, and southern Iguaçu went to Santa Catarina. Other meanings Paraná Argentina, Paraná River Paraná (paɾaˈna is one of the states of Brazil, (ˈsɐ̃ta kataˈɾina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country

In 1988, the northern portion of Goiás became the state of Tocantins, with Palmas as its capital. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Goiás (goˈjajs is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country Palmas is the capital of the Brazilian state of Tocantins. According to IBGE estimates from July 2005 the city had 208165 inhabitants

1534 Capitanias hereditárias	1573 Two states	1709 São Paulo at its greatest	1789 Inconfidência Mineira
1823 Imperial provinces	1889 At the Start of Republic	1943 Border territories	1990 Current

List of Brazilian states

Flag	State	Abbreviation	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Density (2005)	GDP (% total) (2004)	GDP per capita (2004)	HDI (2000)	Literacy (2003)	Infant Mortality (2002)	Life Expectancy (2004)
	Acre	AC	Rio Branco	&0000000000152581. A captaincy is a historical Administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese Colonial empires Each was governed by a Captain The Inconfidência Mineira (Minas Conspiracy of 1789, was a Brazilian Independence movement. This gallery of flags of Brazilian states shows the flags of the 26 Brazilian States and the Federal district. ISO 3166-2BR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Brazil. This is a list of the cities that are or have been considered national or state Capitals 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 Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article lists Brazilian states by Gross Domestic Product. This article lists Brazilian states by Gross Domestic Product. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This article lists Brazilian states by Gross Domestic Product. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This is a list of Brazilian states by Human Development Index as included in the 2008 United Nations Development Program 's Report compiled on the basis of 2005 data and published 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For other meanings of the word Acre, see also Acre (disambiguation Acre (ˈakɾi is a state of Brazil, located Rio Branco (lit White River) is the biggest city and the capital of the Brazilian state of Acre. 4. 0E+5152,581. 4	&0000000000656043. 000000656,043	&0000000000000004. 3. 0E+54. 30	&0000000003242123. 0000003,242,123 (&0000000000000000. 2. 0E+50. 2%)	&0000000000005143. 0000005,143	&0000000000000000. 6970000. 697	84%	&0000000000000033. 2. 0E+533. 2‰	&0000000000000070. 8. 0E+570. 8
	Alagoas	AL	Maceió	&0000000000027767. Alagoas (AL (alaˈgoajs is a small state in northeastern Brazil lying between the states of Pernambuco and Sergipe; touching the state Maceió ( Mah-say-oh) is the capital and the largest city of the Coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. 7. 0E+527,767. 7	&0000000003015912. 0000003,015,912	&0000000000000108. 610000108. 61	&0000000011556013. 00000011,556,013 (&0000000000000000. 7. 0E+50. 7%)	&0000000000003877. 0000003,877	&0000000000000000. 6490000. 649	70%	&0000000000000057. 7. 0E+557. 7‰	&0000000000000066. 00000066. 0
	Amapá	AP	Macapá	&0000000000142814. Amapá (amaˈpa is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north Macapá (mekepä´ is the capital of the state of Amapá in Brazil, (2005 pop 6. 0E+5142,814. 6	&0000000000594587. 000000594,587	&0000000000000004. 1600004. 16	&0000000003720013. 0000003,720,013 (&0000000000000000. 2. 0E+50. 2%)	&0000000000006796. 0000006,796	&0000000000000000. 7530000. 753	91%	&0000000000000024. 9. 0E+524. 9‰	&0000000000000069. 8. 0E+569. 8
	Amazonas	AM	Manaus	&0000000001570745. Amazonas (amaˈzonas is a state of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country Manaus is a largest city in the Amazonia Brazil and capital of Amazonas State. 7. 0E+51,570,745. 7	&0000000003232330. 0000003,232,330	&0000000000000002. 0500002. 05	&0000000035889111. 00000035,889,111 (&0000000000000002. 1. 0E+52. 1%)	&0000000000011434. 00000011,434	&0000000000000000. 7130000. 713	94%	&0000000000000020. 8. 0E+520. 8‰	&0000000000000073. 4. 0E+573. 4
	Bahia	BA	Salvador	&0000000000564692. Bahia (baˈia is one of the 26 States of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast Salvador (historic name São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay" is a City on the northeast coast of 7. 0E+5564,692. 7	&0000000013815334. 00000013,815,334	&0000000000000024. 46000024. 46	&0000000086882488. 00000086,882,488 (&0000000000000004. 9. 0E+54. 9%)	&0000000000006350. 0000006,350	&0000000000000000. 6880000. 688	79%	&0000000000000038. 7. 0E+538. 7‰	&0000000000000071. 4. 0E+571. 4
	Ceará	CE	Fortaleza	&0000000000148825. Ceará (siaˈɾa is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast Fortaleza ( Portuguese for Fortress, foxtaˈlezɐ is the State capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. 6. 0E+5148,825. 6	&0000000008097276. 0000008,097,276	&0000000000000054. 4. 0E+554. 40	&0000000033261175. 00000033,261,175 (&0000000000000001. 9. 0E+51. 9%)	&0000000000004170. 0000004,170	&0000000000000000. 7. 0E+50. 700	78%	&0000000000000035. 1. 0E+535. 1‰	&0000000000000069. 6. 0E+569. 6
	Distrito Federal	DF	Brasília	&0000000000005822. The Federal District ( Portuguese: Distrito Federal   is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau 1. 0E+55,822. 1	&0000000002333108. 0000002,333,108	&0000000000000400. 730000400. 73	&0000000043522926. 00000043,522,926 (&0000000000000002. 5. 0E+52. 5%)	&0000000000019071. 00000019,071	&0000000000000000. 8440000. 844	96%	&0000000000000017. 5. 0E+517. 5‰	&0000000000000074. 9. 0E+574. 9
	Espírito Santo	ES	Vitória	&0000000000046077. For the Portuguese company see Espírito Santo Financial Group Espírito Santo (is Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. 5. 0E+546,077. 5	&0000000003408365. 0000003,408,365	&0000000000000073. 97000073. 97	&0000000034488268. 00000034,488,268 (&0000000000000002. 0000002. 0%)	&0000000000010289. 00000010,289	&0000000000000000. 7650000. 765	90%	&0000000000000020. 9. 0E+520. 9‰	&0000000000000073. 1. 0E+573. 1
	Goiás	GO	Goiânia	&0000000000340086. Goiás (goˈjajs is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country Goiânia (gɔɪˈɑniə is the capital and the largest city in the state of Goiás. 7. 0E+5340,086. 7	&0000000005619917. 0000005,619,917	&0000000000000016. 52000016. 52	&0000000041316658. 00000041,316,658 (&0000000000000002. 3. 0E+52. 3%)	&0000000000007501. 0000007,501	&0000000000000000. 7760000. 776	90%	&0000000000000020. 7. 0E+520. 7‰	&0000000000000072. 8. 0E+572. 8
	Maranhão	MA	São Luís	&0000000000331983. Maranhão (maɾaˈɲɐ̃w̃ is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region São Luís is the capital of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. 3. 0E+5331,983. 3	&0000000006103327. 0000006,103,327	&0000000000000018. 38000018. 38	&0000000016547977. 00000016,547,977 (&0000000000000000. 9. 0E+50. 9%)	&0000000000002748. 0000002,748	&0000000000000000. 6360000. 636	77%	&0000000000000046. 3. 0E+546. 3‰	&0000000000000066. 8. 0E+566. 8
	Mato Grosso	MT	Cuiabá	&0000000000903357. Mato Grosso ('matu 'gɾosu is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country Cuiabá is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. 9. 0E+5903,357. 9	&0000000002803274. 0000002,803,274	&0000000000000003. 1. 0E+53. 10	&0000000027935132. 00000027,935,132 (&0000000000000001. 6. 0E+51. 6%)	&0000000000010162. 00000010,162	&0000000000000000. 7730000. 773	90%	&0000000000000021. 5. 0E+521. 5‰	&0000000000000072. 6. 0E+572. 6
	Mato Grosso do Sul	MS	Campo Grande	&0000000000357125. Mato Grosso do Sul (ˈmatu ˈgɾosu du ˈsuw is one of the states of Brazil. Campo Grande (lit Big Field) is the Capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the center-west region of Brazil. 000000357,125. 0	&0000000002264468. 0000002,264,468	&0000000000000006. 3400006. 34	&0000000019954505. 00000019,954,505 (&0000000000000001. 1. 0E+51. 1%)	&0000000000008945. 0000008,945	&0000000000000000. 7780000. 778	91%	&0000000000000019. 2. 0E+519. 2‰	&0000000000000073. 2. 0E+573. 2
	Minas Gerais	MG	Belo Horizonte	&0000000000586528. Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the 3. 0E+5586,528. 3	&0000000019237450. 00000019,237,450	&0000000000000032. 79000032. 79	&0000000166564882. 000000166,564,882 (&0000000000000009. 4. 0E+59. 4%)	&0000000000008771. 0000008,771	&0000000000000000. 7730000. 773	89%	&0000000000000020. 8. 0E+520. 8‰	&0000000000000074. 1. 0E+574. 1
	Pará	PA	Belém	&0000000001247689. Pará (pa'ɾa is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country Belém is city of Amazonia, in the northern part of Brazil. It is the capital of the state of Pará. 5. 0E+51,247,689. 5	&0000000006970586. 0000006,970,586	&0000000000000005. 5800005. 58	&0000000034196694. 00000034,196,694 (&0000000000000001. 9. 0E+51. 9%)	&0000000000004992. 0000004,992	&0000000000000000. 7230000. 723	90%	&0000000000000027. 3. 0E+527. 3‰	&0000000000000071. 4. 0E+571. 4
	Paraíba	PB	João Pessoa	&0000000000056439. Paraíba (paɾaˈiba is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast where lies the easternmost João Pessoa (ʒuãũ pesoɐ formerly Parahyba do Norte in 1917 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first is a Brazilian city and the easternmost 8. 0E+556,439. 8	&0000000003595886. 0000003,595,886	&0000000000000063. 71000063. 71	&0000000014863913. 00000014,863,913 (&0000000000000000. 9. 0E+50. 9%)	&0000000000004165. 0000004,165	&0000000000000000. 6610000. 661	75%	&0000000000000045. 5. 0E+545. 5‰	&0000000000000068. 3. 0E+568. 3
	Paraná	PR	Curitiba	&0000000000199314. Other meanings Paraná Argentina, Paraná River Paraná (paɾaˈna is one of the states of Brazil, Curitiba (pron kuɾi'tibɐ or kuɾi'tʃibɐ is the capital City of the Brazilian state of Paraná. 9. 0E+5199,314. 9	&0000000010261856. 00000010,261,856	&0000000000000051. 48000051. 48	&0000000108699740. 000000108,699,740 (&0000000000000006. 2. 0E+56. 2%)	&0000000000010725. 00000010,725	&0000000000000000. 7870000. 787	93%	&0000000000000020. 7. 0E+520. 7‰	&0000000000000073. 5. 0E+573. 5
	Pernambuco	PE	Recife	&0000000000098311. Pernambuco (pɛxnɐ̃ˈbuku is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country Recife ( heˈsifi is the fifth largest Metropolitan area in Brazil and the capital of the state of Pernambuco. 6. 0E+598,311. 6	&0000000008413593. 0000008,413,593	&0000000000000085. 58000085. 58	&0000000047697268. 00000047,697,268 (&0000000000000002. 7. 0E+52. 7%)	&0000000000005730. 0000005,730	&0000000000000000. 7050000. 705	79%	&0000000000000044. 8. 0E+544. 8‰	&0000000000000067. 5. 0E+567. 5
	Piauí	PI	Teresina	&0000000000251529. Piauí (piaw'i is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country Teresina is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the only inland capital in the northeastern region of the 2. 0E+5251,529. 2	&0000000003006885. 0000003,006,885	&0000000000000011. 95000011. 95	&0000000008611106. 0000008,611,106 (&0000000000000000. 5. 0E+50. 5%)	&0000000000002892. 0000002,892	&0000000000000000. 6560000. 656	72%	&0000000000000033. 1. 0E+533. 1‰	&0000000000000068. 2. 0E+568. 2
	Rio de Janeiro	RJ	Rio de Janeiro	&0000000000043696. Rio de Janeiro ( pron ˈhiu dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil 1. 0E+543,696. 1	&0000000015383407. 00000015,383,407	&0000000000000352. 050000352. 05	&0000000222564408. 000000222,564,408 (&0000000000000012. 6. 0E+512. 6%)	&0000000000014639. 00000014,639	&0000000000000000. 8070000. 807	96%	&0000000000000019. 5. 0E+519. 5‰	&0000000000000072. 4. 0E+572. 4
	Rio Grande do Norte	RN	Natal	&0000000000052796. Rio Grande do Norte (lit "Large River of the North" xiu ˈgɾɐ̃di du ˈnɔxti is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part Natal ( Portuguese for "Christmas" naˈtaw is the capital city of Rio Grande do Norte, a north eastern state in Brazil. 8. 0E+552,796. 8	&0000000003003087. 0000003,003,087	&0000000000000056. 88000056. 88	&0000000015906902. 00000015,906,902 (&0000000000000000. 9. 0E+50. 9%)	&0000000000005370. 0000005,370	&0000000000000000. 7050000. 705	77%	&0000000000000041. 9. 0E+541. 9‰	&0000000000000069. 8. 0E+569. 8
	Rio Grande do Sul	RS	Porto Alegre	&0000000000281748. (ʁiu ˈgɾɐ̃de do ˈsuɫ lit "Large River of the South" is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development Porto Alegre ( is the 10th largest city in Brazil, and the capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. 5. 0E+5281,748. 5	&0000000010845087. 00000010,845,087	&0000000000000038. 49000038. 49	&0000000142874611. 000000142,874,611 (&0000000000000008. 1. 0E+58. 1%)	&0000000000013320. 00000013,320	&0000000000000000. 8140000. 814	95%	&0000000000000015. 4. 0E+515. 4‰	&0000000000000074. 5. 0E+574. 5
	Rondônia	RO	Porto Velho	&0000000000237576. Rondônia (xõˈdõnia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country Pôrto Velho is the Capital of the Brazilian State of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin 2. 0E+5237,576. 2	&0000000001534594. 0000001,534,594	&0000000000000006. 4600006. 46	&0000000009744908. 0000009,744,908 (&0000000000000000. 6. 0E+50. 6%)	&0000000000006238. 0000006,238	&0000000000000000. 7350000. 735	92%	&0000000000000024. 6. 0E+524. 6‰	&0000000000000070. 6. 0E+570. 6
	Roraima	RR	Boa Vista	&0000000000224299. Roraima (ʁoˈrajma or) is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the River Branco 220 km (136 mi from Brazil's border with Venezuela 000000224,299. 0	&0000000000391317. 000000391,317	&0000000000000001. 7400001. 74	&0000000001864318. 0000001,864,318 (&0000000000000000. 1. 0E+50. 1%)	&0000000000004881. 0000004,881	&0000000000000000. 7460000. 746	91%	&0000000000000017. 8. 0E+517. 8‰	&0000000000000069. 3. 0E+569. 3
	Santa Catarina	SC	Florianópolis	&0000000000095346. (ˈsɐ̃ta kataˈɾina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country Florianópolis ( Nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. 2. 0E+595,346. 2	&0000000005866568. 0000005,866,568	&0000000000000061. 53000061. 53	&0000000070208541. 00000070,208,541 (&0000000000000004. 0000004. 0%)	&0000000000012159. 00000012,159	&0000000000000000. 8220000. 822	95%	&0000000000000018. 2. 0E+518. 2‰	&0000000000000074. 8. 0E+574. 8
	São Paulo	SP	São Paulo	&0000000000248209. ( is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world 4. 0E+5248,209. 4	&0000000040442795. 00000040,442,795	&0000000000000162. 930000162. 93	&0000000546607616. 000000546,607,616 (&0000000000000030. 9. 0E+530. 9%)	&0000000000013725. 00000013,725	&0000000000000000. 8200000. 820	95%	&0000000000000017. 4. 0E+517. 4‰	&0000000000000073. 7. 0E+573. 7
	Sergipe	SE	Aracaju	&0000000000021910. Sergipe (sɛxˈʒipi (originally Sergipe D'El-Rey) is the smallest state of Brazil, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the Aracaju is the capital of the State of Sergipe, Brazil. It is located in the 3. 0E+521,910. 3	&0000000001967761. 0000001,967,761	&0000000000000089. 81000089. 81	&0000000013121517. 00000013,121,517 (&0000000000000000. 7. 0E+50. 7%)	&0000000000006782. 0000006,782	&0000000000000000. 6820000. 682	90%	&0000000000000040. 6. 0E+540. 6‰	&0000000000000070. 3. 0E+570. 3
	Tocantins	TO	Palmas	&0000000000277620. Tocantins (tokɐ̃ˈtĩs is one of the states of Brazil.The state was formed in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on Palmas is the capital of the Brazilian state of Tocantins. According to IBGE estimates from July 2005 the city had 208165 inhabitants 9. 0E+5277,620. 9	&0000000001305728. 0000001,305,728	&0000000000000004. 7. 0E+54. 70	&0000000004768864. 0000004,768,864 (&0000000000000000. 3. 0E+50. 3%)	&0000000000003776. 0000003,776	&0000000000000000. 7100000. 710	83%	&0000000000000028. 4. 0E+528. 4‰	&0000000000000070. 7. 0E+570. 7

See also

• Brazil Socio-Geographic Division
• List of Brazil state name etymologies
• List of major cities in Brazil

External links

• Map of Brazil
• (Portuguese) Portal of Brazilian municipalities

The Brazil Socio-Geographic Division is a slightly different division than the Brazilian Division by Regions. Most of Brazilian state names are based on native indigenous (often Tupi-Guarani) placenames while others were given by Portuguese and other European colonists This is a list of the largest cities in Brazil. Brazil has a relatively high reported level of Urbanization, with 8 out of every 10 Brazilians living in cities

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