The provinces of Brazil were the primary subdivisions of the country during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822 – 1889).[1]

Provinces of Brazil
The Empire of Brazil in 1889. Cisplatina had been lost since 1828 and two new provinces had been created since then (Amazonas and Paraná)
CategoryProvince
LocationEmpire of Brazil
Number20 provinces and 1 neutral municipality (as of 1889)
Populations57,610 (Amazonas) – 2,039,735 (Minas Gerais) (as of 1872)

On February 28, 1821, the provinces were established in the Kingdom of Brazil (then part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves), superseding the captaincies that were in place at the time.

Provinces of 1821

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Name Entity since Note
Alagoas 1817 Capitania de Alagoas split from the Capitania de Pernambuco
Bahia Province 1501
Ceará Province 1822
Cisplatina 1821 Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) annexed by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and incorporated into the Kingdom of Brazil under the name of Província Cisplatina.)
Espírito Santo Province 1534
Goiás Province 1744 Capitania Geral de Goiás split from Capitania Geral de São Paulo
Grão-Pará Province 1775
Maranhão Province 1535
Mato Grosso Province 1748
Minas Gerais Province 1720
Paraíba Province 1574
Piauí Province 1718 Split from the Estado do Maranhão as the Capitania do Piauí
Pernambuco Province 1534
Rio de Janeiro Province 1565
Rio Grande do Norte Province 1530 created as the Capitania do Rio Grande
Santa Catarina Province 1738 Capitania de Santa Catarina split from the Capitania de São Paulo
São Paulo 1720 Capitania de São Paulo split from the Capitania de São Paulo e Minas de Ouro
São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province 1760
Sergipe Province 1590

Changes from 1821–1889

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The provinces of the Empire of Brazil in 1822

1821

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The captaincies of Brazil are renamed provinces.

The present-day Uruguay is occupied by the Portuguese Army and incorporated in Brazil as its Cisplatine Province.

1822

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Independence of Brazil, with the provinces becoming provinces of the Empire of Brazil.

1823

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The last Brazilian provinces that remained loyal to the Portuguese Government in Lisbon adhere to the Empire of Brazil.

1828

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Cisplatina Province became the independent state of Uruguay.

1834

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The city of Rio de Janeiro, the imperial capital, was removed from the province of Rio de Janeiro, and was included in the Neutral Municipality. At the same time, the capital of the province of Rio de Janeiro was transferred to Niterói.

1850

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Grão-Pará split into Amazonas and Pará.

1889

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In 1889 the Empire of Brazil became the Republic of the United States of Brazil and the provinces became states. The Neutral Municipality that included the city of Rio de Janeiro l became the Federal District.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "States Of Brazil". www.brazil.org.za. Retrieved 2021-05-06.