BRAZILIAN PROVINCES, STATES AND TERRITORIES 1871 - 1945




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PROVINCES AND STATES

Brazilian Provinces and States in the period 1871 - 1945 included :

(Except Amazonas and Paraná, which were only created provinces in 1850 and
1854, all others were original provinces of the Empire of Brazil since 1822.
They all became states of the new Brazilian Republic in 1889 (1))

Alagoas
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Espírito Santo
Goiás 
Maranhão
Mato Grosso 
Minas Gerais 
Pará 
Paraíba 
Paraná 
Pernambuco 
Piauí 
Rio Grande do Norte 
Rio Grande do Sul 
Rio de Janeiro 
Santa Catarina 
São Paulo 
Sergipe

(1) The imperial provinces were dependent of the Ministry the Affairs
    of the Empire. They enjoyed a certain degree of selfgovernment.
    The States were selfgoverning except for the years 1930 - 1935 and
    1937 - 1946 when direct rule by the central government was imposed.
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TERRITORIES

Brazilian Territories in the period 1871 - 1945 included :

(the territories were dependent of the Ministry of Justice and of Home 
Affairs) 

Acre                  since 1903 / 1921 (2)
Amapá                 since 1943 (3)
Fernando de Noronha   since 1942 (4)
Guaporé               since 1943
Iguaçu                since 1943
Ponta Porã            since 1943
Rio Branco            since 1943

(2) Acre became part of Brazil in 1903, but was only organized
    as a territory in 1921.

(3) Five territories were created in 1943 in order to secure some
    frontier regions.  

(4) Fernando de Noronha had already been under central authority
    from 1877 to 1891



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