List of states in Brazil

Regions of Brazil:

(1) Centro-Oeste

(2) Northeast

(3) Norte

(4) Sudeste

(5) Sul

Brazil consists of 26 states and one federal district ( Distrito Federal ).

About 90% of the population is concentrated in the states of the east and south coast, where there is a population density of 20 to over 300 inhabitants / km². The rest, with the Amazon region and the mountain regions, have the largest share of the area, but only a very low population density.

The states are statistically divided into five regions (see map on the right).

useful information

State	useful information	State since ...
acre	Acre belonged to Bolivia until the beginning of the 20th century . However, it was inhabited by Brazilian immigrants who had effectively formed an independent territory within Bolivia.	1920 1962
Alagoas	The attraction of the state of Alagoas are its white beaches along the 230 kilometers of coastline.	1889
Amapá	Amapá is located in the far north on the Atlantic coast and borders French Guiana and Suriname . The Atlantic coast is characterized by mangrove vegetation, the rest of the state by tropical rainforest.	1943 1988
Amazon	Amazon is the largest state. It encompasses the western Amazon basin and consists largely of tropical rainforest ( Amazon rainforest ).	1889
Bahia	The capital of Bahia ( baía = bay) is Salvador da Bahia , which was the capital of Brazil until 1763. With a coastline of 1,183 kilometers, Bahia is the state with the longest Atlantic coast.	1889
Ceará	Ceará borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital Fortaleza had the most tourists from all of Brazil in 2004. The distance plays an important role here, because Fortaleza is only a seven-hour flight from Lisbon.	1889
Distrito Federal do Brasil	The federal district is located in the central highlands. As early as 1823, the idea of creating a planned capital was introduced in a bill . The reasons given were the insecurity of the then capital, Rio de Janeiro, against external enemies and internal unrest, as well as support for the state center.	1960
Espírito Santo	The state of Espírito Santo (German: Holy Spirit ) is located in the southeast. Espírito Santo is one of the largest granite exporters in the world as well as one of the largest coffee producers in the country.	1889
Goiás	Gold was discovered here as early as 1592 , but it was not until the second half of the 18th century that the search for the precious metal received an upturn through the discovery of more abundant deposits.	1889
Maranhão	The capital São Luís is an important industrial city, as the port the end point of the railway line from the iron ore area Serra dos Carajás , and has a colonial old town, which is gradually being restored as a world heritage site . Alcântara offers a contrast between decaying former colonial grandeur and high-tech in the form of the Brazilian spaceport.	1889
Mato Grosso	Mato Grosso is the main growing area for soy in Brazil. The industrialist Blairo Maggi was the governor from 2003 to 2010 . His Grupo Amaggi is the largest soy grower in the world. Under his government, the state of Mato Grosso carried out the largest deforestation in Brazil.	1889
Mato Grosso do Sul	Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the most sparsely populated regions with a population density of just 6.4 inhabitants / km². This is also due to the fact that nearly a third of the state's area is swampy floodplain.	1979
Minas Gerais	Minas Gerais is about the size of France. The capital Belo Horizonte was laid out at the end of the 19th century in place of the old capital Ouro Preto, which, however, symbolically receives this function back on high holidays.	1889
Pará	Pará is the second largest state, but has only 6.2 million inhabitants. Pará is located in the Amazon region and a significant part of it is covered by Amazon rainforest , but its area is shrinking due to deforestation .	1889
Paraíba	About two thirds of the state is between 300 and 900 meters altitude. Paraíba includes the easternmost part of America.	1889
Paraná	The state borders Argentina and Paraguay . The famous Iguaçu waterfalls are also located here . Paraná is bounded by the Atlantic in the east. Numerous immigrants from Italy, Poland, Germany, Russia and the Ukraine settled here in the 19th century.	1889
Pernambuco	The state is dominated by agriculture, the cultivation of sugar cane and cassava are particularly important . Up until the beginning of the 19th century he was very important as a sugar exporter. Since then, Pernambuco has been the scene of several revolts and its importance has steadily declined.	1889
Piauí	Piauí has a population density of 11.3 inhabitants per km². The capital Teresina was founded in 1852 and was named in honor of the Empress Teresa Cristina . It was the first capital in Brazil that was planned.	1889
Rio de Janeiro	The residents of the state are known as Fluminenses, while the residents of the capital are called Cariocas.	1889
Rio Grande do Norte	Rio Grande do Norte is the northeasternmost state of Brazil and also the northeasternmost corner of South America. It is known for its extensive dune landscapes.	1889
Rio Grande do Sul	Indians and the adventurers of the 17th and 18th centuries were the first inhabitants and they gained the fame of a militant people, as they had to defend the 1,700 km long border with Argentina and Uruguay.	1889
Rondônia	Rondônia was created as a result of a colonization project and was named after the researcher and surveyor Cândido Rondon , who was accompanied on an expedition by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913 .	1981
Roraima	Much of the state is covered in tropical rainforest . A small savannah area extends to the east .	1943 1988
Santa Catarina	In the 19th century there was an increase in the immigration of Italians, Poles, Russians and Germans. Known also beyond the borders of Brazil is u. a. the year in Blumenau held Oktoberfest .	1889
São Paulo	São Paulo is the most populous and economically most important state. The area of the state of São Paulo only makes up about 3% of the area of Brazil. The number of inhabitants, however, corresponds to about 22.5% of the total population.	1889
Sergipe	Sergipe borders the states of Alagoas and Bahia and the Atlantic Ocean.	1889
Tocantins	Tocantins has a population density of 4.17 inhabitants per km². The state was founded by resolution of the federal government in 1988 by splitting off from Goiás .	1988

↑ ^a ^b ^c federal territory
^ Federal District

statistics

State	ISO 3166-2: BR	Capital	Area in km²	Population (2010)	Density of inhabitants / km² (2010)	GDP (2011) in million R $	GDP per capita (2011)	Human Development Index (2000)	Literacy ( 2003)	Infant mortality (2002)	Life expectancy ( 2004)
acre	AC	Rio Branco	0.164,123,040	00.733,559	004.47	0.008,794 (0.2%)	11,782	0.697	84%	33.2 ‰	70.8
Alagoas	AL	Maceió	0.027,778.506	03,120,494	112.33	0.028,540 (0.7%)	09,079	0.649	70%	57.7 ‰	66.0
Amapá	AP	Macapá	0.142,828,521	00.669.526	004.69	0.008,968 (0.2%)	13,105	0.753	91%	24.9 ‰	69.8
Amazon	AT THE	Manaus	1,559,159.148	03,483,985	002.23	0.064,555 (1.6%)	18,244	0.713	94%	20.8 ‰	73.4
Bahia	BA	Salvador	0.564,733.177	14,016,906	024.82	0.159,869 (3.9%)	11,340	0.688	79%	38.7 ‰	71.4
Ceará	CE	Fortaleza	0.148,920,472	08,452,381	056.76	0.087,982 (2.1%)	10,314	0.700	78%	35.1 ‰	69.6
Federal District	DF	Brasília	0.005,779,999	02,570,160	444.66	0.164,482 (4.0%)	63.020	0.844	96%	17.5 ‰	74.9
Espírito Santo	IT	Vitória	0.046,095.583	03,514,952	076.25	0.097,693 (2.4%)	27,542	0.765	90%	20.9 ‰	73.1
Goiás	GO	Goiânia	0.340,111.783	06,003,788	017.65	0.111,269 (2.7%)	18,298	0.776	90%	20.7 ‰	72.8
Maranhão	MA	São Luís	0.331,937,450	06,574,789	019.81	0.052,187 (1.3%)	07,852	0.636	77%	46.3 ‰	66.8
Mato Grosso	MT	Cuiabá	0.903,366.192	03,035,122	003.36	0.071,418 (1.7%)	23,218	0.773	90%	21.5 ‰	72.6
Mato Grosso do Sul	MS	Campo Grande	0.357,145.532	02,449,024	006.86	0.049,242 (1.2%)	19,875	0.778	91%	19.2 ‰	73.2
Minas Gerais	MG	Belo Horizonte	0.586,522,122	19,597,330	033.41	0.386,156 (9.3%)	19,573	0.773	89%	20.8 ‰	74.1
Pará	PA	Belém	1,247,954.666	07,581,051	006.07	0.088,371 (2.1%)	11,493	0.723	90%	27.3 ‰	71.4
Paraíba	PB	João Pessoa	0.056,469.778	03,766,528	066.70	0.035,444 (0.9%)	09,348	0.661	75%	45.5 ‰	68.3
Paraná	PR	Curitiba	0.199,307,922	10,444,526	052.40	0.239,366 (5.8%)	22,769	0.787	93%	20.7 ‰	73.5
Pernambuco	PE	Recife	0.098,148,323	08,796,448	089.62	0.104,394 (2.5%)	11,776	0.705	79%	44.8 ‰	67.5
Piauí	PI	Teresina	0.251,577.738	03,118,360	012.40	0.024,607 (0.6%)	07,835	0.656	72%	33.1 ‰	68.2
Rio de Janeiro	RJ	Rio de Janeiro	0.043,696,100	15.383.407	352.05	0.462,376 (11.2%)	28,696	0.807	96%	19.5 ‰	72.4
Rio Grande do Norte	RN	natal	0.052,811,047	03,168,027	059.99	0.036,103 (0.9%)	11,286	0.705	77%	41.9 ‰	69.8
Rio Grande do Sul	RS	Porto Alegre	0.281,730.223	10,693,929	037.96	0.263,633 (6.4%)	24,562	0.814	95%	15.4 ‰	74.5
Rondônia	RO	Porto Velho	0.237,590,547	01,562,409	006.58	0.027,839 (0.7%)	17,659	0.735	92%	24.6 ‰	70.6
Roraima	RR	Boa Vista	0.224,300.506	00.450,479	002.01	0.006,951 (0.2%)	15.105	0.746	91%	17.8 ‰	69.3
Santa Catarina	SC	Florianópolis	0.095,736.165	06.248.436	065.27	0.169,050 (4.1%)	26,760	0.822	95%	18.2 ‰	74.8
São Paulo	SP	São Paulo	0.248,222,801	41.262.199	166.23	1,349,465 (32.6%)	24,382	0.820	95%	17.4 ‰	73.7
Sergipe	SE	Aracaju	0.021,915.116	02,068,017	094.36	0.026,199 (0.6%)	12,536	0.682	90%	40.6 ‰	70.3
Tocantins	TO	Palmas	0.277,720.520	01,383,445	004.98	0.018,059 (0.4%)	12,891	0.710	83%	28.4 ‰	70.7