States and federal districts of Brazil

Brazil Country profile : Brazil
Name Code Capital Area (km²) Population Founded
States (26)
Acre Acre AC Rio Branco 164,123 830,026 1962
Alagoas Alagoas AL Maceió 27,778 3,351,543 1817
Amapá Amapá AP Macapá 142,815 829,494 1988
Amazonas Amazonas AM Manaus 1,559,150 4,269,995 1850
Bahia Bahia BA Salvador 564,733 14,873,064 1824
Ceará Ceará CE Fortaleza 148,920 9,240,580 1822
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo ES Vitória 46,096 4,108,508 1822
Goiás Goiás GO Goiânia 340,111 7,206,589 1748
Maranhão Maranhão MA São Luís 331,983 7,153,262 1822
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso MT Cuiabá 903,357 3,658,813 1748
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul MS Campo Grande 357,125 2,809,394 1979
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais MG Belo Horizonte 586,528 21,411,923 1720
Pará Pará PA Belém 1,247,950 8,777,124 1823
Paraíba Paraíba PB João Pessoa 56,585 4,059,905 1822
Paraná Paraná PR Curitiba 199,316 11,597,484 1853
Pernambuco Pernambuco PE Recife 98,311 9,616,621 1817
Piauí Piauí PI Teresina 251,529 3,289,290 1822
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro RJ Rio de Janeiro 43,780 17,463,349 1822
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte RN Natal 52,811 3,560,903 1822
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul RS Porto Alegre 281,748 11,466,630 1807
Rondônia Rondônia RO Porto Velho 237,590 1,815,278 1981
Roraima Roraima RR Boa Vista 224,301 636,707 1988
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina SC Florianópolis 95,736 7,338,473 1822
São Paulo São Paulo SP São Paulo 248,219 46,649,132 1822
Sergipe Sergipe SE Aracaju 21,918 2,338,474 1820
Tocantins Tocantins TO Palmas 277,720 1,607,363 1988
Federal District (1)
Brasília Brasília DF Brasília 5,761 3,094,325 1960

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Frequently asked questions

States

How many states does Brazil have?

Brazil has 26 states.

What is the largest state of Brazil?

Amazonas (1,559,150 km²)

What is the smallest state of Brazil?

Sergipe (21,918 km²)

Federal districts

How many federal districts does Brazil have?

Brazil has 1 federal districts.

What is the largest federal district of Brazil?

Brasília (5,761 km²)