The traditional and historical borders form the basis of each Brazil State, evolving through centuries. There is of course quite a couple of Brazil State, which has haphazard, poorly defined boundaries. In this regard, mention may be made about the 'Federal District', which is not a full-fledged state, yet shares some typical state features.
The history of the proper emergence of Brazil State dates back to the Second World War in 1943. With Brazil's participation in the Great War, seven tactical regions of Amapa, Rio Branco, Acre, Guapore, Iguacu, Fernando de Noronha archipelago and Ponta Pora got isolated from the Brazilian borders and came under the direct administration of the Vargas Regime. In the post-War situation, Brazil regained the first four territories in the form of matured states.
Enlisted below, are some important Brazil States:
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1) Acre
2) Amazonas
3) Bahia
4) Salvador
5) Fortaleza
6) Minas Gerais
7) Sao Paulo
8) Belo Horizonte
9) Curitiba
10) Recife
11) Porto Alegre
12) Belem
13) Tocantins
14) Parana
15) Pernambuco
16) Rio de Janeiro
17) Fortaleza
For more information on, please see the following links:
- Acre
- Alagoas
- Amapa
- Amazonas
- Bahia
- Ceara
- Distrito Federal
- Espirito Santo
- Goias, Maranhao
- Mato Grosso
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Minas Gerais
- Para
- Paraiba
- Parana
- Pernambuco
- Piaui
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Rondonia
- Roraima
- Santa Catarina
- Sao Paulo
- Sergipe
- Tocantins
