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Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados ("states"; singular estado) and one district, the Brazilian Federal District ("Federal District") which contains the capital city, Brasília.

States are based on historical, conventional borders and have developed throughout the centuries; though some boundaries are arbitrary. The federal district is not a state on its right, but shares some characteristics of a state and some of a List of cities in Brazil.

The Federal District is encompassed by the state of Goiás. The codes given below are defined in ISO 3166-2:BR.

History In 1943, with the entrance of Brazil in the Second World War, the Getulio Vargas detached seven strategic territories from the border of the country in order to administrate them directly: Amapá, Roraima, Acre, Rondônia, Território de Ponta Porã, Território do Iguaçu and the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. After the war, the first three territories were retained as states, with Rio Branco and Guaporé being renamed Roraima and Rondônia, respectively. Ponta Porã and Iguaçu resorted to territorial status. In 1988, Fernando de Noronha became part of Pernambuco.

In 1960, the square-shaped Brazilian Federal District was carved out of Goiás in preparation for the new capital, Brasília. The previous federal district became the state of Guanabara until in 1975 it was merged with the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), becoming the Rio de Janeiro.

In 1977, Mato Grosso was split into two states. The northern area retained the name Mato Grosso while the southern area became the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, with Campo Grande as its capital. The new Mato Grosso do Sul incorporated the territory of Ponta Porã and the northern part of Iguaçu. Central Iguaçu went to Paraná (state), and southern Iguaçu went to Santa Catarina (state).

In 1988, the northern portion of Goiás became the state of Tocantins, with Palmas as its capital.

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List of Brazilian states {| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left; text-align:center; clear:all; font-size:85%"! Flags of Brazilian states! State! ISO 3166-2:BR! List of capitals of Brazil! List of the states of Brazil by area! List of the states of Brazil by population (2005)! List of the states of Brazil by population density (2005)! List of Brazilian states by GDP List of the states of Brazil by GDP participation (2004)! List of the states of Brazil by GDP per capita (2004)! List of the states of Brazil by HDI (2000)! List of the states of Brazil by literacy rate (2003)! List of the states of Brazil by infant mortality (2002)! List of Brazilian states by life expectancy (2004)]| AC| Rio Branco| AL| [Maceió| AP| [Macapá| AM| [Manaus| BA| [Salvador, Brazil| | | | (%)| | | 79%| ‰| |-| | Ceará| | | | (%)| | | 78%| ‰| |-| | [Brazilian Federal District| DF| Brasília| ES| [Vitória| GO| [Goiânia| MA| [São Luís, Maranhão| | | | (%)| | | 77%| ‰| |-| | Mato Grosso| | | | (%)| | | 90%| ‰| |-| | [Mato Grosso do Sul| | | | (%)| | | 91%| ‰| |-| | [Minas Gerais| | | | (%)| | | 89%| ‰| |-| | [Pará| | | | (%)| | | 90%| ‰| |-| | [Paraíba| | | | (%)| | | 75%| ‰| |-| | [Paraná (state)| PR| Curitiba| PE| [Recife| PI| [Teresina| RJ| [Rio de Janeiro| RN| [Natal, Rio Grande do Norte| | | | (%)| | | 77%| ‰| |-| | Rio Grande do Sul| | | | (%)| | | 95%| ‰| |-| | [Rondônia| | | | (%)| | | 92%| ‰| |-| | [Roraima| | | | (%)| | | 91%| ‰| |-| | [Santa Catarina (state)| SC| Florianópolis| SP| [São Paulo| SE| [Aracaju| TO| [Palmas, Tocantins| | | | (%)| | | 83%| ‰| |-|}

See also

Brazil Socio-Geographic Division
List of major cities in Brazil
List of cities in Brazil

External links

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