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Provinces of Brazil
Primary subdivisions of the Empire of Brazil (1822–1889) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The provinces of Brazil were the primary subdivisions of the country during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822 – 1889).[1]
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![]() The Empire of Brazil in 1889. Cisplatina had been lost since 1828 and two new provinces had been created since then (Amazonas and Paraná) | |
Category | Province |
Location | Empire of Brazil |
Number | 20 provinces and 1 neutral municipality (as of 1889) |
Populations | 57,610 (Amazonas) – 2,039,735 (Minas Gerais) (as of 1872) |
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On February 28, 1821, the provinces were established in the Kingdom of Brazil (then part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves), superseding the captaincies that were in place at the time.