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Guanabara (state)

Former state of Brazil (1960–1975)

Summary

Former state of Brazil (1960–1975)

Field	Value
conventional_long_name	State of Guanabara
nation	the Fourth Brazilian Republic, and the Military dictatorship in Brazil
subdivision	State
event_start	Replacement of the Federal District of Brazil
year_start	1960
event1	Incorporation into the State of Rio de Janeiro
year_end	1975
p1	Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)Federal District of Brazil
flag_p1	Bandeira do Distrito Federal (Brasil) (1891–1960).svg
s1	Rio de Janeiro (state)Rio de Janeiro
flag_s1	Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg
image_flag	Bandeira do estado da Guanabara (1960–1975).svg
image_coat	Brasão do estado da Guanabara (1960–1975).svg
symbol_type	Coat of arms
image_map	Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro location map.svg
image_map_caption	The location of the State of Guanabara, within modern State of Rio de Janeiro
capital	Rio de Janeiro
title_leader	Governor
leader1	José Sette Câmara Filho
year_leader1	1960 (first)
leader2	Chagas Freitas
year_leader2	1971–1975 (last)
membership_title1	Country
membership1	Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).svg Fourth Brazilian Republic (1960–1964)
Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1975)
stat_year1	1975
stat_area1	1356
stat_pop1	4,858,000

Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1975) The State of Guanabara (, ) was a state of Brazil from 1960 to 1975, which included the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was named after Guanabara Bay to the east of the state. It was created from the territory of the old Federal District when the federal capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília and a new Federal District was erected around the new capital. In 1975 the State of Guanabara was merged with the surrounding State of Rio de Janeiro, within which its territory became the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

History

In 1834, the city of Rio de Janeiro was elevated to Imperial capital of the Empire of Brazil, and was included in the Neutral Municipality (). The surrounding Province of Rio de Janeiro (which did not include the city) had its capital city in Niterói. When Brazil became a republic in 1889, the city of Rio de Janeiro remained the national capital, and the territory of the Neutral Municipality became the Federal District (), while the surrounding homonymous province became a state, still with Niterói as its capital.

In 1960 the Fourth Brazilian Republic moved the national capital to Brasília and a new Federal District was created for it. The old Federal District became a state, named Guanabara.

Throughout its 15-year existence, Guanabara was a unique state in many ways. Comprising only one city (albeit a large one), Guanabara was the smallest Brazilian state by land. It also had the peculiarity of being the only Brazilian state that was not divided into municipalities. There was no mayor, municipal legislature or any other municipal government institution there, as the city of Rio de Janeiro was directly administered by the state government of Guanabara. On the other hand, that also meant that the Guanabara state government had some functions that were normally assigned to municipalities elsewhere, such as regulating urban zoning, inspecting the safety of buildings, or issuing licenses for commercial venues, for example.

All the characteristics disappeared in 1975, when the military dictatorship merged the state of Guanabara into the state of Rio de Janeiro. (Legally, the merger dissolved both Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro, creating a new state, also named Rio de Janeiro.) The capital of the reconstituted state of Rio de Janeiro was changed from Niterói back to the city of Rio de Janeiro, as had been the case until 1834.

Electoral history

In gubernatorial elections held on 3 October 1965, , a candidate supported by a coalition formed by PTB and PSD and a close associate of former President Juscelino Kubitschek, won the race to be the state's governor, garnering 52% of the votes cast.

References

(2014). "Diversity – The Brazilian Essence: Knowing Brazil By the Culture of Their People".
(1985). "State and Opposition in Military Brazil". The University of Texas Press.

Wikipedia Source

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