List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil


This is a list of the cities that are or have been considered capitals of one of the country subdivisions of Brazil. For the national capital see: Capital of Brazil.

State capitals

Acre

created out of Amazonas
created out of Pernambuco
created out of Pará
created out of Pará
created out of São Paulo
created out of Pará
created out of São Paulo
created out of Mato Grosso
created out of São Paulo
created out of São Paulo
created out of Maranhão
Created in 1943 under the name of "territory do Guaporé", desmembrado do Mato Grosso. Reorganised into the State of Rondônia in 1988.
Created in 1943 under the name of "territory do Rio Branco", desmembrado do Amazonas. Transformado in State of Roraima in 1988.
created out of São Paulo
created out of Bahia
created out of Goiás

Guanabara

Created in 1960 out of the territory of former Distrito Federal. Merged with the State of Rio de Janeiro in 1975.
Created in 1943 under the name of "territory de Fernando de Noronha". Incorporated by Pernambuco state.
Created in 1943 under the name de "territory do Iguaçu". Merged back to Paraná and the Santa Catarina.
Created in 1943 under the name de "territory de Ponta-Porã". Merged back to Mato Grosso.
Built in 1808 as captaincy by decree of King João VI under the name "São João das Duas Barras", was abolished in 1814. Recreated as an autonomous province in 1821 under the name of "São João da Palma", extinct in 1823 by Pedro I of Brazil. Today part of Pará and Tocantins.

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