The 27 states of Brazil
Brazil has 27 states. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Portuguese name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Portuguese name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the states
Brazil is a federation of states and one federal district. Each state elects its own governor and assembly.
The Federal District holds Brasília, the national capital. Brazil built Brasília in the 1950s and moved the capital there in 1960.
The northern states are the largest by area and the least densely populated. Most of the Amazon basin lies within them.
All 27 states
| State | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Acre | |
| Alagoas | |
| Amapá | |
| Amazonas | |
| Bahia | |
| Ceará | |
| Distrito Federal | Federal District, Brasilia |
| Espírito Santo | |
| Goiás | |
| Maranhão | |
| Mato Grosso | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | |
| Minas Gerais | |
| Pará | |
| Paraíba | |
| Paraná | |
| Pernambuco | |
| Piauí | |
| Rio de Janeiro | |
| Rio Grande do Norte | |
| Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Rondônia | |
| Roraima | |
| Santa Catarina | |
| São Paulo | |
| Sergipe | |
| Tocantins |
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Sources
- Official Portuguese names published by Brazil.
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