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The present states of Brazil trace their history directly to the captaincies established by Portugal following the Treaty of Tordesillas which divided the World between Portugal and Spain. The first administrative divisions of Brazil were the hereditary captaincies ( capitanias hereditárias ), stretches of land granted by the Portuguese Crown ...
State Peak Range Height Height 1 Amazonas: Pico da Neblina [1] Serra do Imeri: 2,994 9,822 2 Espírito Santo [2] Pico da Bandeira [1] Serra do Caparaó: 2,892 9,488 Minas Gerais [3] 3 São Paulo: Pedra da Mina [1] Serra da Mantiqueira: 2,798 9,180 4 Rio de Janeiro: Pico das Agulhas Negras [1] [4] Serra da Mantiqueira: 2,792 9,160 5 Roraima ...
Political map of Brazil, showing the division by states and regions This page was last edited on 1 November 2023, at 07:52 (UTC). Text is ...
Brazil, [b] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [c] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh largest by population, with over 203 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital ...
In the year 1999, Brazil produced a gross domestic product (GDP) of R$44,403,000 million or US$2,223,737 million in nominal terms, ranking 7th worldwide, and Int$2,896,461 million in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, ranking 7th worldwide, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Pages in category "Lists of states of Brazil" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * ISO 3166-2:BR; E.
ISO 3166-2:BR is the entry for Brazil in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g. provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Populated places in Brazil by state (27 C) Protected areas of Brazil by state (27 C) A. Geography of Acre (state) (3 C, 1 P) Geography of Alagoas (3 C, 3 P)