List of Brazilian capitals
Capitals of Brazil
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Salvador da Bahia
- 1549–1714 capital of Brazil (Portuguese colony)
- 1714–1763 capital of the Viceroyalty of Brazil (Portuguese Viceroyalty)
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Rio de Janeiro
- 1763–1815 capital of the Viceroyalty of Brazil (Portuguese Viceroyalty)
- 1815–1822 Capital of the Kingdom of Brazil (part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve)
- 1822–1889 capital of the Brazilian Empire
- 1889–1960 capital of the United States of Brazil
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Brasília
- 1960–1967 capital of the United States of Brazil
- since 1967 capital of the Federal Republic of Brazil
Capitals of the provinces and the neutral city from 1822–1888
Capitals of the provinces
- Aracaju ( Sergipe Province , 1855 to 1889)
- Alagoas (today Marechal Deodoro) ( Province of Alagoas , until 1839)
- Belém ( Province of Grão-Pará , until 1850; Province of Pará , since 1850)
- Cuiabá ( Mato Grosso Province , 1835 to 1889)
- Curitiba ( Paraná Province , 1853 to 1889)
- Fortaleza ( Province of Ceará )
- Goiáz (today Goiás) ( Province of Goiáz )
- Maceió ( Alagoas Province , 1839 to 1889)
- Manaus (until 1856 Barra do Rio Negro) ( Amazonas province , 1850 to 1889)
- Montevideo / Montevidéu ( Cisplatina , until 1825 or 1828) declared as Uruguay independent in 1825 , recognized in 1828
- Natal ( Rio Grande do Norte Province )
- Niterói ( Province of Rio de Janeiro , 1834 to 1889)
- Nossa Senhora do Desterro (today Florianópolis) ( Province of Santa Catarina , until 1889)
- Oeiras ( Province of Piauí , until 1851)
- Olinda ( Pernambuco Province , until 1837)
- Ouro Preto ( Province of Minas Gerais , until 1889)
- Paraíba (today João Pessoa) ( Paraíba province , until 1889)
- Porto Alegre ( São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul province , until 1889)
- Recife ( Province of Pernambuco , 1837 to 1889)
- Rio de Janeiro ( Province of Rio de Janeiro , until 1834)
- Salvador da Bahia ( Province of Bahia , until 1889)
- São Cristóvão ( Sergipe Province , until 1855)
- São Luís ( Maranhão Province , until 1889)
- São Paulo ( São Paulo Province , until 1889)
- Teresina ( Province of Piauí , 1851 to 1889)
- Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade ( Mato Grosso province , until 1835)
- Vitória ( Province of Espírito Santo , until 1889)
Capital of the Neutral City
- Rio de Janeiro ( Neutral City / Município Neutro , since 1834)
State, Territory, and District capitals from 1889–1941
State capitals
- Aracaju ( Sergipe )
- Belém ( Pará )
- Belo Horizonte (until 1901 Cidade de Minas) ( Minas Gerais , since 1897)
- Cuiabá ( Mato Grosso )
- Curitiba ( Paraná )
- Florianópolis (until 1894 Nossa Senhora do Desterro) ( Santa Catarina )
- Fortaleza ( Ceará )
- Goiânia ( Goiáz , since 1937)
- Goiáz (today Goiás) ( Goiáz , until 1937)
- João Pessoa (until 1930 Paraíba) ( Paraíba )
- Maceió ( Alagoas )
- Manaus ( Amazon )
- Natal ( Rio Grande do Norte )
- Niterói ( Rio de Janeiro )
- Ouro Preto ( Minas Gerais , until 1897)
- Porto Alegre ( Rio Grande do Sul )
- Recife ( Pernambuco )
- Salvador da Bahia ( Baía )
- São Luís ( Maranhão )
- Sao Paulo ( Sao Paulo )
- Teresina ( Piauí )
- Vitória ( Espírito Santo )
Capitals of the territory
1904 to 1912 the territory of Acre was administered by the prefects of the three departments Alto Acre, Alto Purus and Alto Juruá, from 1912 to 1920 it was administered with Alto Tarauacá by the prefects of the four departments. From 1921 there was a central administration under a governor.
- Rio Branco ( Acre , since 1921)
Capital of the federal district
Capitals of the states, territories and federal districts from 1942–1966
State capitals
- Aracaju ( Sergipe )
- Belém ( Pará )
- Belo Horizonte ( Minas Gerais )
- Cuiabá ( Mato Grosso )
- Curitiba ( Paraná )
- Florianópolis ( Santa Catarina )
- Fortaleza ( Ceará )
- Goiânia ( Goiáz , until 1943; Goiás , since 1943)
- João Pessoa ( Paraíba )
- Maceió ( Alagoas )
- Manaus ( Amazon )
- Natal ( Rio Grande do Norte )
- Niterói ( Rio de Janeiro )
- Porto Alegre ( Rio Grande do Sul )
- Recife ( Pernambuco )
- Rio Branco ( Acre , since 1962)
- Rio de Janeiro ( Guanabara , since 1960)
- Salvador da Bahia ( Baía , until 1943; Bahia , since 1943)
- São Luís ( Maranhão )
- Sao Paulo ( Sao Paulo )
- Teresina ( Piauí )
- Vitória ( Espírito Santo )
Capitals of the territories
- Boa Vista (Rio Branco, 1943–62; Roraima , since 1962)
- Fernando de Noronha (Fernando de Noronha, 1942–1988)
- Laranjeiras do Sul ( Iguaçu , 1943–46)
- Macapá ( Amapá , since 1943)
- Ponta Porã ( Ponta Porã (Territory) , 1943–46)
- Porto Velho (Guaporé, 1943–56; Rondônia , since 1956)
- Rio Branco ( Acre , until 1962)
Capitals of the federal districts
- Brasília ( Federal District / Distrito Federal , since 1960)
- Rio de Janeiro ( Federal District / Distrito Federal , until 1960)
State, Territory, and Federal District capitals from 1967–1987
State capitals
- Aracaju ( Sergipe )
- Belém ( Pará )
- Belo Horizonte ( Minas Gerais )
- Campo Grande ( Mato Grosso do Sul , since 1979)
- Cuiabá ( Mato Grosso )
- Curitiba ( Paraná )
- Florianópolis ( Santa Catarina )
- Fortaleza ( Ceará )
- Goiânia ( Goiás )
- João Pessoa ( Paraíba )
- Maceió ( Alagoas )
- Manaus ( Amazon )
- Natal ( Rio Grande do Norte )
- Niterói ( Rio de Janeiro , until 1975)
- Porto Alegre ( Rio Grande do Sul )
- Porto Velho ( Rondônia , since 1981)
- Recife ( Pernambuco )
- Rio Branco ( Acre )
- Rio de Janeiro ( Guanabara , until 1975; Rio de Janeiro , since 1975)
- Salvador da Bahia ( Bahia )
- São Luís ( Maranhão )
- Sao Paulo ( Sao Paulo )
- Teresina ( Piauí )
- Vitória ( Espírito Santo )
Capitals of the territories
- Boa Vista ( Roraima )
- Fernando de Noronha (Fernando de Noronha) official capital is the whole island of Fernando de Noronha, the only place on the island is Vila dos Remedios
- Macapá ( Amapá )
- Porto Velho ( Rondônia , until 1981)
Capital of the federal district
State and district capitals since 1988
State capitals
- Aracaju ( Sergipe )
- Belém ( Pará )
- Belo Horizonte ( Minas Gerais )
- Boa Vista ( Roraima )
- Campo Grande ( Mato Grosso do Sul )
- Cuiabá ( Mato Grosso )
- Curitiba ( Paraná )
- Florianópolis ( Santa Catarina )
- Fortaleza ( Ceará )
- Goiânia ( Goiás )
- João Pessoa ( Paraíba )
- Macapá ( Amapá )
- Maceió ( Alagoas )
- Manaus ( Amazon )
- Miracema do Tocantins ( Tocantins , January 1 - December 31, 1989)
- Natal ( Rio Grande do Norte )
- Palmas ( Tocantins , since 1990)
- Porto Alegre ( Rio Grande do Sul )
- Porto Velho ( Rondônia )
- Recife ( Pernambuco )
- Rio Branco ( Acre )
- Rio de Janeiro ( Rio de Janeiro )
- Salvador da Bahia ( Bahia )
- São Luís ( Maranhão )
- Sao Paulo ( Sao Paulo )
- Teresina ( Piauí )
- Vitória ( Espírito Santo )