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

Bahia

Ceará

Espírito Santo

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

Pará

Paraíba

Paraná

created out of São Paulo

Pernambuco

Piauí

created out of Maranhão

Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio de Janeiro

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

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.''

Former territories of Brazil

Cisplatina

Guiana Francesa