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Federative units of Brazil

The federative units of Brazil (Portuguese: unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Republic of Brazil. There are 26 states (estados) and one federal district (distrito federal). The states are generally based on historical, conventional borders which have developed over time. The states are divided into municipalities, while the Federal District assumes the competences of both a state and a municipality.

Federative units of Brazil
Unidades federativas do Brasil

Federated state

Federative Republic of Brazil

26 states and 1 federal district

636,707 (Roraima) – 44,411,238 (São Paulo)

5,761 km² (2,224 sq mi) (Federal District) – 1,559,168 km² (601,998 sq mi) (Amazonas)

State government
Federal government

Municipalities

1534
Captaincies of Brazil^[a]

1709–1720/1761–1779
Expansion and mergers^[b]

1822
Imperial provinces

1889
States at the start of the republic^[c]

1943
Border territories

1988
Current states

Brazil socio-geographic division

List of Brazilian states by Human Development Index

List of Brazilian states by murder rate

List of Brazil state name etymologies

Provinces of Brazil

Regions of Brazil

Economic statistical data for Brazil's 26 states and federal district (in English, Portuguese, and Spanish)

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Federative units of Brazil

Wikimedia Atlas of Brazil

Map of Brazil, showing states and their standard time zones