Acre (AC)
Acre has a border with Bolivia and Peru. It is at the extreme West of Brazil and is a state which still has almost 90% of its natural rainforest. With […]
Alagoas (AL)
Alagoas is the second smallest Brazilian state, but one of the biggest producers of sugar-cane and coconut. Its strong agricultural tradition dates back to the days of the Empire, when […]
Amapá (AP)
Amapá is the northernmost of Brazil’s coastal states, bordering French Guiana and Suriname. Spotted by Spanish caravels in the 1500s, the area now known as Amapá has, at different times, […]
Amazonas (AM)
The largest state in Brazil, Amazonas covers more territory than France, Spain, Sweden and Greece put together. However, it is extremely sparsely populated – only two of its municipalities have […]
Bahia (BA)
Situated at the southernmost part of the Northeast region of the country, Bahia is the Brazilian state with the most borders, and the longest coastline, with 900km of beaches. It […]
Ceará (CE)
Ceará concentrates more than half of all caatinga vegetation in Brazil and is the only state to be completely inserted in the sub-region called Sertão. The territory that today corresponds […]
Espírito Santo (ES)
Espírito Santo is part of the southeast region and the fourth smallest state in Brazil. Its name was given to it by Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, who made land there in […]
Federal District (DF)
Situated in the Central-West region, the smallest of Brazil’s Federative Units and the only one which does not have municipalities, instead being divided into administrative regions. The Federal District has […]
Goiás (GO)
Goiás is the most populated state in the Central-West region of Brazil. Its history dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, with the arrival of the bandeirantes from São Paulo, searching […]
Maranhão (MA)
Situated on the border with the Northern region of Brazil, Maranhão is the Northeast’s second biggest state. It has one of the most diverse ecosystems in the country, from tropical […]
