Provinces of Brazil
The provinces of the Empire of Brazil were the primary subdivisions of the country from its establishment as the Empire of Brazil in 1822 until its end.
On February 28, 1821, provinces were established in the Kingdom of Brazil superseding the captaincies that were in place at the time.
In 1834 Rio de Janeiro City was not part of any province, but was named imperial capital and neutral municipality.
Provinces of 1821
Provinces of the Brazilian Empire in 1825.
| Name | Entity since | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas Province | ||
| Bahia Province | ||
| Ceará Province | 1822 | |
| Cisplatina Province | 1821 | 1821 the Oriental Province (present-day Uruguay), was annexed by Brazil under the name of Província Cisplatina.) |
| Espírito Santo Province | ||
| Goiás Province | 1744 | 1744 Capitania Geral de Goiás split from Capitania Geral de São Paulo |
| Grão-Pará Province | ||
| Maranhão Province | ||
| Mato Grosso Province | 1748 | |
| Minas Gerais Province | 1720 | |
| Paraíba Province | ||
| Piaui Province | ||
| Pernambuco Province | ||
| Rio de Janeiro Province | ||
| Rio Grande do Norte Province | ||
| Santa Catarina Province | ||
| São Paulo Province | ||
| São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province | ||
| Sergipe Province |
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The Empire of Brazil (RN=Rio Grande do Norte, PB=Paraíba, PE=Pernambuco, AL=Alagoas, PR=Paraná), c. 1889. Cisplatina had been lost since 1828 and two new provinces had been created since then (Amazonas and Paraná)
Changes from 1821-1889
1828
Cisplatina Province became the independent state of Uruguay.
1850
Grão-Pará Province split into Amazonas Province and Pará Province.
1889
In 1889 the Empire of Brazil became the Republic of the United States of Brazil and the provinces became states again. Rio de Janeiro City became the Federal District, Brazil.
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