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"
Alagoas.
"created out of Pernambuco"
Amapá.
"created out of Pará"
Amazonas.
"created out of Pará"
Goiás.
"created out of São Paulo"
Maranhão.
"created out of Pará"
Mato Grosso.
"created out of São Paulo"
Mato Grosso do Sul.
"created out of Mato Grosso"
Minas Gerais.
"created out of São Paulo"
Paraná.
"created out of São Paulo"
Piauí.
"created out of Maranhão"
Rondônia.
"Created in 1943 under the name of "territory of Guaporé", out of Mato Grosso. Reorganised into the State of Rondônia in 1988."
Roraima.
"Created in 1943 under the name of "territory of Rio Branco", out of Amazonas. Reorganised into the State of Roraima in 1988."
Santa Catarina.
"created out of São Paulo"
Sergipe.
"created out of Bahia"
Tocantins.
"created out of Goiás"
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."
Fernando de Noronha.
"Created in 1943 under the name of "territory de Fernando de Noronha". Incorporated by Pernambuco state."
Iguaçu.
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory do Iguaçu". Merged back to Paraná and the Santa Catarina."
Ponta-Porã.
"Created in 1943 under the name de "territory de Ponta-Porã". Merged back to Mato Grosso."
São João da Palma.
"Built in 1808 as captaincy by decree of King João VI under the name "São João das Duas Barras", was abolished in 1814. Recreated as an autonomous province in 1821 under the name of "São João da Palma", extinct in 1823 by Pedro I of Brazil. Today part of Pará and Tocantins."