Regions in Brazil

Brazil is made up of 27 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Brazil. Information on all primary administrative regions in Brazil.

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Primary administrative regions in Brazil

There are 27 regions in Brazil in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Brazil
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Acre Acre1.906,876Rio Branco Rio Branco419,452
Alagoas Alagoas2.3,337,357Maceio Maceió1,031,597
Amapa Amapá3.845,731Macapa Macapá512,902
Amazonas Amazonas4.4,207,714Manaus Manaus2,219,580
Bahia Bahia5.14,930,634Salvador Salvador2,711,840
Ceara Ceará6.9,132,078Fortaleza Fortaleza2,400,000
Espirito Santo Espírito Santo7.4,018,650Vitoria Vitória312,656
Federal District Federal District8.2,648,532Brasilia Brasília2,207,718
Goias Goiás9.7,018,354Goiania Goiânia1,536,097
Maranhao Maranhão10.7,075,181Sao Luis São Luís917,237
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso11.3,484,466Cuiaba Cuiabá618,124
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul12.2,778,986Campo Grande Campo Grande906,092
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais13.21,411,923Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte2,721,564
Para Pará14.8,602,865Belem Belém1,499,641
Paraiba Paraíba15.4,039,277Joao Pessoa João Pessoa817,511
Parana Paraná16.11,597,484Curitiba Curitiba1,948,626
Pernambuco Pernambuco17.9,616,121Recife Recife1,653,461
Piaui Piauí18.3,273,227Teresina Teresina871,126
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro19.17,463,349Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro6,747,815
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte20.3,569,675Natal Natal896,708
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul21.11,422,973Porto Alegre Porto Alegre1,488,252
Rondonia Rondônia22.1,815,278Porto Velho Porto Velho548,952
Roraima Roraima23.652,713Boa Vista Boa Vista419,652
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina24.7,252,502Florianopolis Florianópolis508,826
Sao Paulo São Paulo25.46,004,000Sao Paulo São Paulo12,400,232
Sergipe Sergipe26.2,298,696Aracaju Aracaju664,908
Tocantins Tocantins27.1,572,866Palmas Palmas306,296