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State of Brazil

1621–1815 state of the Portuguese Empire

Summary

1621–1815 state of the Portuguese Empire

FieldValue
common_nameState of Brazil
native_nameEstado do Brasil
conventional_long_nameState of Brazil
image_coatBrazil colonial blason.svg
statusState of the Portuguese Empire
year_start1549
year_end1815
life_span1530–1815
p1Governorate General of Brazil
flag_p1Flag Portugal (1578).svg
p2State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro
flag_p2Flag of Portugal (1750).svg
p3State of Maranhão and Piauí
flag_p3Flag of Portugal (1750).svg
p4Dutch Brazil1654:
Dutch Brazil
flag_p4Flag of New Holland.svg
s1Dutch Brazil1630:
Dutch Brazil
flag_s1Flag of New Holland.svg
s2United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves1815:
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves
flag_s2Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves (1815-1825).svg
s3Kingdom of Brazil
government_typeDependent territory under an absolute monarchy
image_mapBrasil - Periòde coloniau vèrs 1790.png
image_map_captionThe State of Brazil in 1790
capitalSalvador (1645–1763)
Rio de Janeiro (1763–1815)
common_languagesPortuguese
religionRoman Catholicism
currencyPortuguese Real
title_leaderMonarch
leader1John III (first)
leader2Maria I (last)
year_leader11521–1557
year_leader21777–1816
title_representativeGovernor General/Viceroy
representative1Tomé de Sousa (first)
representative2Count of Arcos (last)
year_representative11549–1553
year_representative21806–1808
event_startEnd of hereditary captaincies
event1Transference of the capital to Rio de Janeiro
date_event11763
event2Inconfidência Mineira
date_event21792
event3Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil
date_event322 January 1808
event_endElevation of Brazil to Kingdom
date_end16 December

Dutch Brazil Dutch Brazil United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves Rio de Janeiro (1763–1815)

The State of Brazil () was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire, in the Americas during the period of Colonial Brazil.

History

In 1621, the Governorate General of Brazil was split into two states, the State of Brazil and the State of Maranhão. The state was created on June 13, 1621 by Philip II of Portugal.

This action divided Portuguese America into two administrative units, with the capital of the State of Brazil located in São Salvador and the capital of the State of Maranhão located in São Luís.

The State of Brazil became a Viceroyalty in January 1763, when the capital of the State of Brazil was transferred from São Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.

Composition

The State of Brazil originally included 12 of the original 15 captaincies, all except Ceará (which became subordinate to Pernambuco later) and Maranhão, two parts, which included the subcaptaincy of Para west of the Tordesillas Line at that time (north to south):

  • Captaincy of Rio Grande de Norte
  • Captaincy of Paraíba (southern Rio Grande & Itamaraca)
  • Captaincy of Pernambuco
  • Captaincy of Bahia
  • Captaincy of Ilhéus (became a comarca of Bahia in 1761)
  • Captaincy of Porto Seguro
  • Captaincy of Espírito Santo
  • Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro (São Tomé and São Vicente first section)
  • Captaincy of Santo Amaro
  • Captaincy of São Vicente (second section, later renamed Captaincy of São Paulo e Minas de Ouro)
  • Captaincy of Santana

Captaincies created by the state

  • Captaincy of Alagoas 1817 from Pernambuco
  • Captaincy of Ceará 1799 re-split from Pernambuco (previously existed as one of 15 original donatary captaincies)
  • Captaincy of Goiás
  • Captaincy of Mato Grosso
  • Captaincy of Minas Gerais
  • Captaincy of São Paulo
  • Captaincy of Sergipe 1820 from Bahia
  • Captaincy of Rio Grande do Sul (from region of Rio Grande de Sao Pedro)
  • Captaincy of Santa Catarina

References

References

  1. "Mundo Vestibular: BRASIL COLÔNIA".
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