- List of capitals of Brazil
This is a list of the cities that are or have been considered national or state
capital s of Brazil.National capitals
* Salvador (1534-1763)
** Salvador (1572-1578/1581) - capital city of the State of Maranhão
** Salvador (1621-1640) - capital city of the State of Maranhão under theIberian Union
* São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1572-1578/1581) - capital city of the State of Brazil
*Rio de Janeiro (1763-1815) - capital city of theViceroyalty of Brazil
*Rio de Janeiro (1815-1822) - capital city of theUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
*Rio de Janeiro (1822-1889) - capital city of theEmpire of Brazil
*Rio de Janeiro (1889-1960) - capital city of the Republic of the United States of Brazil
*Brasília (1960-present) - capital city of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, and since1967 of theFederative Republic of Brazil Notes: Although not being accurately correct to consider that a colony has a capital (since the very idea of capital city is relared to the concept ofsovereignty ), the city of Salvador is usually called the "first capital of Brazil" for being more than two centuries the seat for the Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil (general government and viceroyalty). Strictly, however, Brazil only had a "de jure" and "de facto" capital since its Independence in1822 .tate capitals
Acre
"created out of Amazonas"
* Porto Acre, presentXapuri (1899-1903?) - seat city for theState Independent do Acre
*Rio Branco (1920-1963) - seat city for the territory do Acre
*Rio Branco (1963-present) - seat city for the State of AcreAlagoas
"created out of Pernambuco"
* Alagoas (1817-1822) - seat city for the Capitania das Alagoas
* Alagoas (1822-1839) - seat city for the Província das Alagoas
*Maceió (1839-present) - seat city for the Província das Alagoas
*Maceió (1889-present) - seat city for the State of AlagoasAmapá
"created out of Pará"
*Macapá (1943-1988) - seat city for the territory do Amapá
*Macapá (1988-present) - seat city for the State of AmapáAmazonas
"created out of Pará"
* Mariuá (1755-1791) - seat city for theCaptaincy of São José do Rio Negro
* São José da Barra do Rio Negro (1791-1799) - seat city for theCaptaincy of São José do Rio Negro
* Mariuá (1799-1808) - seat city for theCaptaincy of São José do Rio Negro
* São José da Barra do Rio Negro (1808-1822) - seat city for theCaptaincy of São José do Rio Negro ; since 1856, named Manaus
* "subject to the Province of Grão-Pará" (1822-1850)
*Manaus (1850-1889) - seat city for the Province of Amazonas
*Manaus (1889-present) - seat city for the State of AmazonasBahia
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Arraial de Vila Velha (1534-1549)
* Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (1549-1709) - seat city for the Captaincy of Baía de Todos os Santos
* Salvador (1709-1889) - seat city for the Captaincy of Bahia
* Salvador (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Bahia
* Salvador (1889-present) - seat city for the State of BahiaCeará
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Aquiraz
*Fortaleza (1799-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Ceará
*Fortaleza (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Ceará
*Fortaleza (1889-present) - seat city for the State of CearáEspírito Santo
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Vitória (1812-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Espírito Santo
*Vitória (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Espírito Santo
*Vitória (1889-present) - seat city for the State of Espírito SantoGoiás
"created out of São Paulo"
* Goiás (1748-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Goiás
* Goiás (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Goiás
* Goiás (1889-1937) - seat city for the State of Goiás
*Goiânia (1937-present) - seat city for the State of GoiásMaranhão
"created out of Pará"
*São Luís (1772-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Maranhão and Piauí
*São Luís (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Maranhão
*São Luís (1889-present) - seat city for the State of MaranhãoMato Grosso
"created out of São Paulo"
*Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade (1748-1821) - seat city for the Captaincy of Mato Grosso
*Cuiabá (1821-1889) - seat city for the Province of Mato Grosso
*Cuiabá (1889-present) - seat city for the State of Mato GrossoMato Grosso do Sul
"created out of Mato Grosso"
*Campo Grande (1975-present) - seat city for the State of Mato Grosso do SulMinas Gerais
"created out of São Paulo"
* Vila Rica (1720-1822) - since 1822, namedOuro Preto ; seat city for the Capitania das Minas Gerais
*Ouro Preto (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Minas Gerais
*Ouro Preto (1889-1897) - seat city for the State of Minas Gerais
*Belo Horizonte (1897-present) - seat city for the State of Minas GeraisPará
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Belém (1737-1772) - seat city for the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão
*Belém (1772-1822) - seat city for the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro
*Belém (1822-1850) - seat city for the Province ofGrão-Pará
*Belém (1850-1889) - seat city for the Province of Pará
*Belém (1889-present) - seat city for the State of ParáParaíba
* "sem sede to the
Captaincy of Itamaracá " (1534-1574)
* "capitania extinta" (1574-1585)
* Nossa Senhora das Neves (1585-1588)
* Filipéia (1588-1634)
* Frederikstadt (1634-1654)
* Nossa Senhora das Neves (1654-1753) - seat city for the Captaincy of Paraíba
* "subject to the Captaincy of Pernambuco" (1753-1799)
* Paraíba do Norte (1799-1817) - seat city for the Captaincy of Paraíba
* Paraíba do Norte (1817-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Paraíba
* Paraíba (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Paraíba
*João Pessoa (1889-present) - até 1930, named "Cidade da Paraíba"Paraná
"created out of São Paulo"
*Curitiba (1853-1889) - seat city for the Province of Paraná
*Curitiba (1889-present) - seat city for the State of ParanáPernambuco
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Olinda (1537-1630) - seat city for the Captaincy of Pernambuco
* Mauritsstad or "Cidade Maurícia" (1630-1654) - seat city for the administration holandesa
*Olinda (1654-822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Pernambuco
*Olinda (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Pernambuco
*Recife (1837-1889) - seat city for the Province of Pernambuco
*Recife (1889-present) - seat city for the State of PernambucoPiauí
"created out of Maranhão"
*Parnaíba (1718-1759) - seat city for the Captaincy of Piauí (subject to Maranhão)
* Oeiras (1759-1811) - seat city for the Captaincy of Piauí (subject to Maranhão)
* Oeiras (1811-1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Piauí
* Oeiras (1822-1852) - seat city for the Province of Piauí
*Teresina (1852-1889) - seat city for the Province of Piauí
*Teresina (1889-present) - seat city for the State of PiauíRio Grande do Norte
* "Captaincy of Rio Grande, sem sede" (1534-1634)
* "subject to the administration holandesa" (1634-1654)
* "subject to the Captaincy of Bahia" (1654-1701)
* "subject to the Captaincy of Pernambuco" (1701-1822)
* Natal (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Rio Grande do Norte
* Natal (1889-present) - seat city for the State of Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Sul
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Viamão (until 1773)
*Porto Alegre (1773-1807) - até 1773 named "Porto dos Casais"
*Porto Alegre (1807-1822) - seat city for theCaptaincy of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul
*Porto Alegre (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Rio Grande do Sul
*Porto Alegre (1889-present) - seat city for the State of Rio Grande do SulRio de Janeiro
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Niterói (1834-1889) - até 1835, named "Vila Real da Praia Grande"; seat city for the Province of Rio de Janeiro
*Niterói (1889-1892) - seat city for the State of Rio de Janeiro
*Petrópolis (1894-1903) - seat city for the State of Rio de Janeiro
*Niterói (1903-1975) - seat city for the State of Rio de Janeiro
*Rio de Janeiro (1975-present) - seat city for the State of Rio de JaneiroRondônia
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory do Guaporé", desmembrado do Mato Grosso. Transformado in State of Rondônia in 1988."
*Porto Velho (1988-present)Roraima
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory do Rio Branco", desmembrado do Amazonas. Transformado in State of Roraima in 1988."
* Boa Vista (1988-present) - anteriormente named "Rio Branco"anta Catarina
"created out of São Paulo"
* Nossa Senhora do Desterro (1738-1822) - seat city for theCaptaincy of Santa Catarina
* Nossa Senhora do Desterro (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of Santa Catarina
** Laguna (1839) - seat city for theRepública Juliana
*Florianópolis (1889-present) - até 1894, named "Nossa Senhora do Desterro"; seat city for the State of Santa Catarinaão Paulo
* São Vicente (1534-1709) - seat city for the Captaincy of São Vicente
** Santos (1534-1624) - seat city for the Captaincy of Santo Amaro
*São Paulo (1709-1822) - anteriormente named "São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga"; seat city for theCaptaincy of São Paulo and Minas de Ouro
*São Paulo (1709-1720) - seat city for the Captaincy of São Paulo
*São Paulo (1822-1889) - seat city for the Province of São Paulo
*São Paulo (1889-present) - seat city for the State of São Pauloergipe
"created out of Bahia"
*São Cristóvão (1820-1822) - seat city for theCaptaincy of Sergipe
*São Cristóvão (1822-1855) - seat city for the Province of Sergipe
*Aracaju (1855-1889) - seat city for the Province of Sergipe
*Aracaju (1889-present) - seat city for the State of SergipeTocantins
"created out of Goiás"
*Palmas (1988-present)Extinct federated units
Guanabara
"Created in 1960 out of the territory of former Distrito Federal. Merged with the State of Rio de Janeiro in 1975."
* Rio de Janeiro (1960-1975)Fernando de Noronha
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory de Fernando de Noronha". Incorporated the Pernambuco."
* Vila dos Remédios (principal núcleo habitado de Fernando de Noronha (1943-1988)Iguaçu
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory do Iguaçu". Merged back to Paraná and the Santa Catarina."
*Foz do Iguaçu (1943-1946)Ponta-Porã
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory de Ponta-Porã". Merged back to Mato Grosso."
*Ponta Porã (1943-1946)Former territories of Brazil
Cisplatina
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Montevidéu (1809-1828)Guiana Francesa
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Caiena (1809-1817)Themed capitals
* Cultural Capital of Brazil:
Rio de Janeiro
* Economic Capital of Brazil:São Paulo ee also
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