Flag Coat of arms Religion Roman Catholicism 1750–1777 Joseph I of Portugal | Government Absolute Monarchy Founded 1621 Date dissolved 1815 | |
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1621–1640 Philip IV of Spain(Philip III of Portugal) Capitals Salvador (1645–1763), Rio de Janeiro (1763–1815) | ||
Investe s o paulo your gateway to the number 1 state of brazil
The State of Brazil (Portuguese: Estado do Brasil) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire, in the Americas during the period of Colonial Brazil.
Contents
- Investe s o paulo your gateway to the number 1 state of brazil
- S o paulo the number 1 state of brazil
- History
- Composition
- Captaincies created by the state
- References
S o paulo the number 1 state of brazil
History
In 1621, the Governorate General of Brazil was separated into two states, the State of Brazil and the State of Maranhão. The state was created in June 13, 1621 by Philip II of Portugal.
With the creation of the state, Portuguese America now had two administrative units: the State of Maranhão, with its capital in São Luís, Maranhão, and the State of Brazil, whose capital was São Salvador.
The State of Brazil became a Viceroyalty in 1763, when the capital of the State of Brazil was transferred from 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):