Administrative division of Brazil

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The Federal Republic of Brazil is divided into 26 states and one federal district ( Distrito Federal do Brasil ). Below the states, the next highest independent administrative level is the municipalities . The federal district consists of a single municipality, the city of Brasília .

Federal units

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Regions and states of Brazil
State Capital population
2017 		Area
in km²		 Communities Abbreviation region
RondôniaRondônia Rondônia Porto Velho 1,805,788 238,512.8 52 BR-RO north
Acre (state)Acre (state) acre Rio Branco 829.619 153,149.9 22nd BR-AC north
Amazonas (Brazilian state)Amazonas (Brazil) Amazon Manaus 4,063,614 1,577,820.2 62 BR-AM north
RoraimaRoraima Roraima Boa Vista 522.636 225,116.2 15th BR-RR north
ParáPará Pará Belém 8,366,628 1,253,164.5 143 BR-PA north
AmapáAmapá Amapá Macapá 797.722 143,453.7 16 BR-AP north
TocantinsTocantins Tocantins Palmas 1,550,194 277,620.9 139 BR-TO north
MaranhãoMaranhão Maranhão São Luís 7,000,229 331,983.3 217 BR-MA Northeast
PiauíPiauí Piauí Teresina 3,219,257 252,378.6 224 BR-PI Northeast
CearáCeará Ceará Fortaleza 9,020,460 146,348.3 184 BR-CE Northeast
Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte natal 3,507,003 53,806.8 167 BR-RN Northeast
ParaíbaParaíba Paraíba João Pessoa 4,025,558 56,489.8 223 BR-PB Northeast
PernambucoPernambuco Pernambuco Recife 9,473,266 98,937.8 185 BR-PE Northeast
AlagoasAlagoas Alagoas Maceió 3,375,823 27,767.7 102 BR-AL Northeast
SergipeSergipe Sergipe Aracaju 2,288,116 22,050.3 75 BR-SE Northeast
BahiaBahia Bahia Salvador da Bahia 15,344,447 567,295.5 417 BR-BA Northeast
Minas GeraisMinas Gerais Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte 21,119,536 588,383.6 853 BR-MG southeast
Espírito SantoEspírito Santo Espírito Santo Vitória 4,016,356 46,184.1 78 BR-ES southeast
Rio de Janeiro (State)Rio de Janeiro (State) Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 16,718,956 43,909.7 92 BR-RJ southeast
São Paulo (State)São Paulo (State) São Paulo São Paulo 45.094.866 248,808.8 645 BR-SP southeast
ParanáParaná Paraná Curitiba 11,320,892 199,709.1 399 BR-PR south
Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina Santa Catarina Florianópolis 7.001.161 95,442.9 293 BR-SC south
Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre 11,322,895 281,370.0 496 BR-RS south
Mato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande 2,713,147 358,158.7 78 BR-MS Midwest
Mato GrossoMato Grosso Mato Grosso Cuiabá 3,344,544 906,806.9 141 BR-MT Midwest
GoiásGoiás Goiás Goiânia 6,778,772 340,086.7 246 BR-GO Midwest
Distrito Federal do BrasilDistrito Federal do Brasil Federal District Brasília 3,039,444 5,789.2 1 BR-DF Midwest
BrazilBrazil Brazil Brasília 207.660.929 8,515,770 5,570 BR

Communities

The municipalities (in Portuguese Municípios ) take on the essential administrative tasks. There are a total of 5570 parishes (as of 2015) , which are usually headed by a prefect. There are no community-free areas . The state of Minas Gerais has the most parishes with 853.

The allocation as small , medium , large town etc. is based on the number of inhabitants according to the following table:

Local name meaning Residents
Cidade pequena Town up to 100,000
Cidade média-pequena medium small town > 50,000 to 100,000
Cidade média Mittelstadt > 100,000 to 300,000
Cidade média-grande big middle town > 300,000 to 500,000
Metro
(Cidade Maior)		 Big city, metropolis > 500,000

Sub-prefectures

Particularly large cities, such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro , are divided into sub-prefectures ( Portuguese subprefeituras ). São Paulo has 32 sub-prefectures and Rio de Janeiro 8.

Administrative regions

Some major cities, such as B. Brasília and Rio de Janeiro , are divided into administrative regions ( Portuguese Regiões administrativas ). The 33 administrative regions of Rio de Janeiros represent sub-units of the sub-prefectures.

Historical development

1534
Capitanias hereditárias in the Portuguese colonial empire
1573
beginning with two states
1709
Seven original provinces
1789
Inconfidência Mineira (Brazilian independence movement)
1822
Imperial Provinces
1889
states when the republic was proclaimed
1943
Border areas are added
1990
Current structure

Statistical breakdown

The areas formed for geostatistical reasons, the regions (including macroregions ), mesoregions and microregions do not belong to the administrative units . They are not local authorities .

Statistical regions

Today's five “regions” represent the largest statistical areas within Brazil.

Regional division 1913
Regional division 1938
Regional division 1945
Regional division 2015

North (Região Norte)

north

The Região Norte makes up 45.27% of the area of ​​Brazil. At the same time, it is the region with the second lowest population, namely 15,864,454 in the 2010 census.

The west of the northern region is underdeveloped industrially and not very well developed. In return, it is home to the largest ecosystem on earth, the Amazon basin .

The North Region includes the states:

Northeast (Região Nordeste)

Northeast

A good quarter of Brazilians, 53,081,950 inhabitants, live in the Nordeste region. The region is culturally very diverse. It is shaped by the Portuguese colonial rule, by the African culture of the former slaves and, last but not least, by Indian influences.

Midwest (Região Centro-Oeste)

Midwest

With 14,058,094 inhabitants, the region with the poorest population owes its importance above all to its wealth of raw materials. Nevertheless, the Região Centro-Oeste is not particularly well developed. However, intensive efforts are being made to strengthen the region, including a. by moving the capital to Brasília.

Southeast (Região Sudeste)

southeast

The Região Sudeste is the second smallest region in Brazil. With over 80 million inhabitants, about 42% of Brazilians live in it, which is more than in any other South American country. With the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro , this region is the country's economic engine.

South (Região Sul)

south

The Região Sul is the smallest region in Brazil. The climatic conditions correspond roughly to those of southern Europe. The region shows clear cultural influences from German and Italian immigrants, who preferred to settle in this area. About 85% of the 27,386,891 residents are white.

See also

Web links

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  1. ↑ Results of the census of August 1, 2010 (PDF; 74 kB) Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, accessed on September 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Publication of the results of the census of August 1, 2010 (PDF; 55 kB) Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, accessed on September 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ ISO_3166-2: BR - codes for the 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District