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The States of Brazil, their respective flags, their state capitals, and their largest cities. 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.
Toggle State capitals subsection. 1.1 Acre. ... This is a list of the cities that are or have been considered capitals of one of the country subdivisions of Brazil.
Pages in category "State capitals in Brazil" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil; M.
The current capital of Brazil, since its construction in 1960, is Brasília. Rio de Janeiro was the country's capital between 1763 and 1960. The city of Salvador served as the seat for the Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil for its first two centuries and is usually called the "first capital of Brazil."
World map showing boundaries of many high and low-level administrative divisions. ... Brazil: Federal 26 states (estados) 5,568 ... 403 district capitals. 388 towns
Since 1942, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has divided Brazil into five geographic regions. [1] On 23 November 1970, the regions of Brazil were adjusted slightly to the definition that is still in use today. [2] North Region (Região Norte) Northeast Region (Região Nordeste) Central-West Region (Região Centro-Oeste)
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The economic success of this region is a combination of its 4 states. São Paulo state is the most developed in the country, it has a population density as high as western Europe, and a HDI comparable to eastern Europe. Rio de Janeiro is the leader in petroleum production (with almost 3/4 of national production) .