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Provinces of the Empire of Brazil

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

Flag Heraldry Name Capital Location
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Alagoas Maceió Alagoas in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Amazonas Manaus Amazonas in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Bahia São Salvador Bahia in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Ceará Fortaleza Ceará in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of arms of the Provincia Cisplatina.svg Cisplatina Montevidéu Cisplatina in Brazil (1822).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Espírito Santo Vitória Espírito Santo in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Goiás Vila Boa de Goiás Goiás in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Grão-Pará Belém Grão-Pará in Brazil (1822).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Maranhão São Luís Maranhão in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Mato Grosso Cuiabá Mato Grosso in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Minas Gerais Ouro Preto Minas Gerais in Brazil (1889).svg
Brasão da cidade do Rio de Janeiro (1856).png Município Neutro Rio de Janeiro Município Neutro in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Paraná Curitiba Brazil - Provinces (1889).png
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Paraíba Parahyba Paraíba in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Pernambuco Olinda (1821-1837)

Recife (1837- 1889) 		Pernambuco in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Piauí Oeiras (1821–1852)

Teresina (1852–1889) 		Piauí in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Rio de Janeiro Niterói Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Rio Grande do Norte Natal Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Santa Catarina Desterro Província de Santa Catarina.png
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg São João da Palma Cavalcante (1821 -1823) São João da Palma
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo in Brazil (1889).svg
Coat of Arms of the Empire of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Sergipe São Cristóvão (1821–1855)

Aracaju (1855–1889) 		Sergipe in Brazil (1889).svg

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]

Provinces Of The Empire Of Brazil Media

  • Map of Brazil in 1823 showing the Provinces

  • Map of Brazil in 1851 showing the Provinces

References

  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)
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