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Brazil States and Capitals
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South America’s largest country, Brazil, is divided into States or as they say in Brazil “Estados”. Brazil is comprised of 26 Brazilian States and Capitals and one Federal District “Distrito Federal”.
The largest of the Brazil States and Capitals is the State of Amazonas, with the most populated state being Sao Paulo with over 40 million people. The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, can be found in the Distrito Federal and is home to almost 3 million people.
Beachcomber Pete has but this list of Brazil States and Capitals together so you the traveler will get a better understanding of the makeup of Brazil.
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States
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ABRV
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Capital
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Population
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Flags
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Acre
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AC
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Rio Branco
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656,043
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Alagoas
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AL
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Maceio
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3,015,912
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Amapa
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AP
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Macapa
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594,587
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Amazonas
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AM
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Manaus
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3,232,330
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Bahia
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BA
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Salavador
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13,815,334
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Ceara
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CE
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Fortaleza
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8,097,726
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Distrito Federal
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DF
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Brasilia
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2,333,108
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Espirito Santo
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ES
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Vitoria
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3,408,365
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Goias
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GO
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Goiana
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5,619,917
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Maranhao
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MA
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Sao Luis
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6,103,327
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Mato Grosso
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MT
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Cuiaba
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2,803,274
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Mato Grosso do Sul
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MS
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Campo Grande
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2,264,468
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Minas Gerais
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MG
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Belo Horizonte
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19,237,450
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Para
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PA
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Belem
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6,970,586
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Paraiba
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PB
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Joa Pessoa
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3,595,886
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Parana
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PR
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Curitiba
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10,261,856
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Pernambuco
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PE
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Recife
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8,413,593
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Piaui
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PI
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Teresina
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3,006,885
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Rio de Janeiro
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RJ
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Rio de Janeiro
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15,383,087
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Rio Grande do Norte
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RN
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Natal
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3,003,087
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Rio Grande do Sol
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RS
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Porto Alegre
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10,845,087
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Rondonia
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RO
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Porto Velho
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1,534,594
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Roraima
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RR
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Boa Vista
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391,317
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Santa Catarina
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SC
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Florianopolis
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5,866,568
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Sao Paulo
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SP
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Sao Paulo
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40,448,795
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Sergipe
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SE
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Aracaju
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1,967,761
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Tocantins
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TO
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Palmas
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1,305,728
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