Federation Maps and Fact Sheets for Brazil
- Federalism goes back to 1891
- Current Federal constitution adopted in 1988
- Official Website of the federal government of Brazil (Portugese)
| Label | Data |
|---|---|
| Official name | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Population | 188,078,261 (2006 est.) |
| Capital | Brasilia |
Constituent units
- 26 states: Acre; Alagoas; Amapá; Amazonas; Bahia; Ceará; Espírito Santo; Goiás; Maranhão; Mato Grosso; Mato Grosso do Sul; Minas Gerais; Pará; Paraíba; Paraná; Pernambuco; Piauí; Rio de Janeiro; Rio Grande do Norte; Rio Grande do Sul; Rondônia; Roraima; Santa Catarina; São Paulo; Sergipe; Tocantins and Federal Capital District (Brasília)
Constitutional distribution of powers
- Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil
- Powers of the Union (articles 21, 22)
- The Federated states (article 25)
- Common powers (article 23)
- Concurrent powers (article 24)
Legislative institutions
- Federal: National Congress composed of a Federal Senate (Senado Federal) and Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados). The Senate is composed of three Senators from each state and from the Federal Capital District; the Senators are directly elected.
- Official Website of the Federal Senate (Portuguese)
- Official Website of the Chamber of Deputies (Portuguese)
- States: Unicameral legislatures
Official language
- Portuguese