Provinces of the Empire of Brazil

primary subdivisions of the country during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)

The provinces were initial subdivisions of Brazilian territory, created in the Kingdom of Brazil and inherited by the Empire of Brazil. They were established during the Kingdom on February 28, 1821.

Provinces and the Neutral Municipality in the territory of the Empire of Brazil in 1889.

Provinces

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Flag Heraldry Name Capital Location
    Alagoas Maceió  
    Amazonas Manaus  
    Bahia São Salvador  
    Ceará Fortaleza  
    Cisplatina Montevidéu  
    Espírito Santo Vitória  
    Goiás Vila Boa de Goiás  
    Grão-Pará Belém  
    Maranhão São Luís  
    Mato Grosso Cuiabá  
    Minas Gerais Ouro Preto  
    Município Neutro Rio de Janeiro  
    Paraná Curitiba  
    Paraíba Parahyba  
    Pernambuco Olinda (1821-1837)

Recife (1837- 1889)
 
    Piauí Oeiras (1821–1852)

Teresina (1852–1889)
 
    Rio de Janeiro Niterói  
    Rio Grande do Norte Natal  
    Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre  
    Santa Catarina Desterro  
    São João da Palma Cavalcante (1821 -1823)  
    São Paulo São Paulo  
    Sergipe São Cristóvão (1821–1855)

Aracaju (1855–1889)
 

The Neutral Municipality was not a province, but enjoyed the same status.

The province of São João da Palma was created in 1821, at the time the captaincy of Goiás, and the southern portion of the captaincy of Grão-Pará . It was extinguished in 1823, with today Tocantins as its successor. [1]

References

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  1. Portal da Câmara dos Deputados. "Coleção das Leis do Brasil de 1809" (PDF). Acervo da Biblioteca da Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved 24/10/2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)