Amazonas Province (Brazil)

Amazonas Province was one of the provinces of the Empire of Brazil. It was created in 1850 from territory of Grão-Pará Province.

Amazonas Province
Provínicia do Amazonas
1850–1889
StatusProvince
CapitalManaus
Common languagesPortuguese
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Provincial President 
• 1852–1853
João Batista Figueiredo Tenreiro Aranha (office created)
• 1889
Manuel Francisco Machado (last)
History 
• Established
1850
• Disestablished
1889
CurrencyReal
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grão-Pará Province
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Today part ofAmazonas
Roraima
A map showing the Empire and its provinces
The Empire of Brazil, c. 1889.

In 1889 it became Amazonas (Brazilian state).