Brazil is a country of continental dimensions. With an area of 8,516,000 km², the territory is divided into five regions: North, South, Southeast, Midwest and Northeast. There are 26 states and a Federal District, totaling 27 capitals.
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Check out the complete list of all Brazilian states, their acronyms and respective capitals:
| LIST OF BRAZILIAN STATES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Acronym | capital |
| Acre | B.C | White River |
| Alagoas | AL | maceio |
| Amapá | AP | Macapá |
| amazon | AM | Manaus |
| bahia | BA | savior |
| Ceará | CE | Strength |
| Federal District | DF | Brasilia |
| Holy Spirit | ES | Victory |
| Goias | GO | Goiania |
| Maranhao | BAD | Saint Louis |
| Mato Grosso | MT | cuiabá |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | MS | Large field |
| Minas Gerais | MG | Belo Horizonte |
| For | SHOVEL | Bethlehem |
| Paraíba | PB | João Pessoa |
| Paraná | PR | Curitiba |
| Pernambuco | FOOT | Recife |
| Piauí | IP | Teresina |
| Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro |
| large northern river | RN | Christmas |
| Rio Grande do Sul | LOL | Porto Alegre |
| Rondônia | RO | Porto Velho |
| roraima | RR | Good view |
| Santa Catarina | SC | Florianopolis |
| São Paulo | SP | São Paulo |
| sergipe | IF | Aracaju |
| Tocantins | TO | palms |
With rare exceptions, capitals are the largest and most populous cities in Brazil's federative units. They concentrate, among other things, the administrative headquarters of the State, as well as the central government.
Area: 435.036 km²
Population: 1 917 185 inhabitants
Foundation: mid-1661
Gentile: curitibano
HDI: 0.823 - very high
GDP: BRL 83,864,936.49 thousand
Main sights: Barigui Park, Rua 24 Horas, Paço da Liberdade, Botanical Garden, Oscar Niemeyer Museum and Palácio Avenida
Area: 675,409 km²
Population: 492 977 inhabitants
Foundation: March 23, 1673
Gentile: Florianopolitan
HDI: 0.847 - very high
GDP: BRL 18,636,407.20 thousand
Main sights: Praia da Joaquina, Lagoa da Conceição, Hercílio Luz Bridge, Beira Mar Avenue and Public Market
Area: 496,682 km²
Population: 1 479 101 inhabitants
Foundation: March 26, 1772
Gentile: Porto Alegre
HDI: 0.805 - very high
GDP: BRL 68 117 224.43 thousand
Main sights: Public Market, Usina do Gasômetro, Monument to the Açorianos, Lake Guaíba and Farroupilha Park
Area: 331,401 km²
Population: 2 501 576 inhabitants
Foundation: December 12, 1897
Gentile: Belo Horizonte
HDI: 0.810 - very high
GDP: BRL 87,656,760 thousand
Main sights: Torre Piemonte, Avenida Afonso Pena, Serra do Curral, Praça da Estação, São Francisco de Assis Church, Mineirão Stadium and Lagoa da Pampulha
Area: 1,200.177 km²
Population: 6 688 927 inhabitants
Foundation: March 1, 1565
Gentile: carioca
HDI: 0.799 - high
GDP: BRL 320,774,458.94 thousand
Main sights: Christ the Redeemer, Botafogo Cove, Sugarloaf Mountain, Municipal Theater, Maracanã Stadium and Rio-Niterói Bridge
Area: 1,521.11 km²
Population: 12 176 866 inhabitants
Foundation: January 25, 1554
Gentile: paulistano
HDI: 0.805 - very high
GDP: BRL 650 544 788.73 thousand
Main sights: Sé Cathedral, Sé Square, Copan Building, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo Art Museum (MASP), Paulista Avenue and Ipiranga Museum
Area: 96,536 km²
Population: 358 267 inhabitants
Foundation: September 8, 1551
Gentile: Victorian
HDI: 0.845 - very high
GDP: BRL 23,370,919 thousand
Main sights: Metropolitan Cathedral, Pedra da Cebola Park, Anchieta Palace, Iemanjá Pier, Camburi Beach and Terceira Ponte
Area: 5,779,997 km²
Population: 2 974 703 inhabitants
Founded: April 21, 1960
Gentile: brasiliense
HDI: 0.824 - very high
GDP: BRL 215,613,024.76 thousand
Main sights: National Congress of Brazil, JK Bridge, Monumental Axis, Alvorada Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília
Area: 8,092,951 km²
Population: 885 711 inhabitants
Foundation: June 21, 1872
Gentile: Campo Grande
HDI: 0.784 - high
GDP: BRL 24,257,415.46 thousand
Main sights: Parque das Nações Indígenas, Horto Florestal and Obelisk
Area: 3,291,816 km²
Population: 607 153 inhabitants
Foundation: April 8, 1719
Gentile: cuiabano
HDI: 0.785 - high
GDP: BRL 17,673,958 thousand
Main tourist attractions: Geodesic Center of South America, Casa do Artesão, Bom Despacho Church and Mãe Bonifácia State Park
Area: 728.841 km²
Population: 1 495 705 inhabitants
Foundation: October 24, 1933
Gentile: goianiense
HDI: 0.799 - high
GDP: BRL 46,632,595.57 thousand
Main sights: Monuments to the Three Races, Vaca Brava Park, Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Museum, Bosque dos Buritis and Clock on Avenida Goiás
Area: 1,059.458 km²
Population: 1 485 732 inhabitants
Foundation: January 12, 1616
Gentile: Belenense
HDI: 0.746 - high
GDP: BRL 29,280,972 thousand
Main sights: Belém Metropolitan Cathedral, Ver-o-Peso Market, Paraense Emílio Goeldi Museum, Forte do Presépio and Teatro da Paz
Area: 5,687.037 km²
Population: 375 374 inhabitants
Foundation: July 9, 1890
Gentile: boa-vistense
HDI: 0.752 - high
GDP: BRL 7,559,301 thousand
Main sights: Orla Taumanan, Praça das Artes, Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Parque Anauá, Teatro Municipal de Boa Vista and Monument to the Garimpeiro
Area: 6,503,458 km²
Population: 493 634 inhabitants
Foundation: February 4, 1758
Gentile: macapaense
HDI: 0.733 - high
GDP: BRL 8,901,882 thousand
Main sights: São José de Macapá Church, Sacaca Museum, Teatro das Bacabeiras, Franco Amapaense Cultural Center and Casa do Artesão
Area: 11,401,092 km²
Population: 2 145 444 inhabitants
Foundation: October 24, 1669
Gentile: manauense; Manaus
HDI: 0.737 - high
GDP: BRL 67,066,845 thousand
Main tourist attractions: Rio Negro Bridge, Teatro Amazonas, Meeting of the Waters, Arena da Amazônia and Monument to the Opening of the Ports
Area: 2,218,942 km²
Population: 291 855 inhabitants
Foundation: May 20, 1989
Gentile: Palmense
HDI: 0.788 - high
GDP: BRL 7,400,435.87 thousand
Main sights: Graciosa Beach, Araguaia Palace, Praça dos Girassóis and Cesamar Park
Area: 34 090.962 km²
Population: 519 531 inhabitants
Foundation: October 2, 1914
Gentile: Porto Velho
HDI: 0.736 - high
GDP: BRL 13,946,783.56 thousand
Main sights: House of Culture of Porto Velho, Getúlio Vargas Palace and Museum of the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad
Area: 8,834.942 km²
Population: 401 155 inhabitants
Foundation: December 28, 1882
Gentile: Rio-Branquense
HDI: 0.727 - high
GDP: BRL 8,192,366 thousand
Main sights: Parque da Maternidade, Mercado Velho de Rio Branco, Ponte JK and Passarela Joaquim Macedo
Area: 181,857 km²
Population: 648 939 inhabitants
Foundation: March 17, 1855
Gentile: Aracajuano
HDI: 0.770 - high
GDP: BRL 15,672,677.03 thousand
Main sights: Museu da Gente Sergipana, Aracaju-Barra Bridge and Metropolitan Cathedral of Aracaju
Area: 314,930 km²
Population: 2 643 247 inhabitants
Foundation: April 13, 1726
Gentile: fortress
HDI: 0.754 - high
GDP: BRL 57,246,034.49 thousand
Main sights: José de Alencar Theater, Metropolitan Cathedral of Fortaleza, Ponte dos Ingleses and Dragão do Mar Art and Culture Center
Area: 211,475 km²
Population: 800 323 inhabitants
Foundation: August 5, 1585
Gentile: people
HDI: 0.763 - high
GDP: BRL 18,336,935.91 thousand
Main sights: Cabo Branco Station, São Francisco Cultural Center, Casa dos Azulejos and Church of São Frei Pedro Gonçalves
Area: 509,552 km²
Population: 1 012 382 inhabitants
Foundation: December 5, 1815
Gentile: maceioense
HDI: 0.735 - high
GDP: BRL 20,681,597.21 thousand
Main sights: Praia do Francês, Praia do Gunga, Mirante São Gonçalo and Natural Pools of Pajuçara
Area: 167,264 km²
Population: 877 640 inhabitants
Foundation: December 25, 1599 (418 years)
Gentile: native
HDI: 0.763 - high
GDP: BRL 20,904,275.54 thousand
Main sights: Newton Navarro Bridge, Morro do Careca, Metropolitan Cathedral of Natal, Fortaleza dos Reis Magos and Portico dos Reis Magos
Area: 218,435 km²
Population: 1 637 834 inhabitants
Foundation: March 12, 1537
Gentile: Recife
HDI: 0.772 - high
GDP: BRL 29,701.32
Main sights: Marco Zero, Francisco Brennand Sculpture Park and architectural complex in the city center
Area: 692,818 km²
Population: 2 857 329 inhabitants
Foundation: March 29, 1549
Gentile: soteropolitano (a)
HDI: 0.759 - high
GDP: BRL 57,872,792.72 thousand
Main sights: Largo do Pelourinho, Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos Church, Lacerda Elevator, Barra Lighthouse, Nosso Senhor do Bonfim Church and Historic Center
Area: 834,785 km²
Population: 1 094 667 inhabitants
Foundation: September 8, 1612
Gentile: São Luís or Ludovicense
HDI: 0.768 - high
GDP: BRL 26,832,481.04 thousand
Main sights: Artur Azevedo Theater, Palace of the Lions, Cathedral of São Luís do Maranhão, Palace of La Ravardière and Museum of Visual Arts
Area: 1,391,981 km²
Population: 861 442 inhabitants
Foundation: August 16, 1852
Gentile: teresinense
HDI: 0.751 - high
GDP: BRL 17,627,624.66 thousand
Main sights: Potycabana Park, Meeting of the Poti and Parnaíba Rivers, Karnak Palace and Piauí Museum