List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil
This is a list of the cities that are or have been considered capitals of one of the country subdivisions of Brazil. For the national capital see: Capital of Brazil. State capitals Acre created out of Bolivia Porto Acre, present Xapuri (1899-1903?) - seat city for the Independent State of Acre Rio Branco (1920–1963) - seat city for the territory do Acre Rio Branco (1963–present) - seat city for the State of Acre Alagoas created out of Pernambuco Alagoas (1817–1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Alagoas Alagoas (1822–1839) - capital city for the Province of Alagoas Maceió (1839–present) - capital city for the Province of Alagoas Maceió (1889–present) - capital city for the State of Alagoas Amapá created out of Pará Macapá (1943–1988) - seat city for the territory do Amapá Macapá (1988–present) - seat city for the State of Amapá Amazonas created out of Pará Mariuá (1755–1791) - seat city for the Captaincy of São José do Rio Negro São José da Barra do Rio Negro (1791–1799) - seat city for the Captaincy of São José do Rio Negro Mariuá (1799–1808) - seat city for the Captaincy of São José do Rio Negro São José da Barra do Rio Negro (1808–1822) - seat city for the Captaincy 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 Amazonas Bahia 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 Bahia Ceará 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 Ceará Espírito Santo 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 Santo Goiás 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 Goiás Maranhão 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 Maranhão Mato 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 Grosso Mato Grosso do