Acronyms of Brazilian States

Each of the 27 federative units in Brazil is represented by a two-letter acronym, written in capital letters.

For those who have doubts about this, Toda Matéria has created a table with a list of Brazilian states and their acronyms. Check out!

State of Brazil	Initials	Observation
Acre	B.C	Located in the North Region
alagoas	AL	Located in the Northeast Region
Amapá	AP	Located in the North Region
Amazons	AM	Located in the North Region
Bahia	BA	Located in the Northeast Region
Ceará	EC	Located in the Northeast Region
Federal District	DF	Located in the Midwest Region
Holy Spirit	ES	Located in the Southeast Region
Goiás	GO	Located in the Midwest Region
Maranhão	BAD	Located in the Northeast Region
Mato Grosso	MT	Located in the Midwest Region
Mato Grosso do Sul	MS	Located in the Midwest Region
Minas Gerais	MG	Located in the Southeast Region
For	PAN	Located in the North Region
Paraíba	PB	Located in the Northeast Region
Paraná	PR	Located in the South Region
Pernambuco	FOOT	Located in the Northeast Region
Piauí	PI	Located in the Northeast Region
Rio de Janeiro	RJ	Located in the Southeast Region
large northern river	RN	Located in the Northeast Region
Rio Grande do Sul	LOL	Located in the South Region
Rondônia	RO	Located in the North Region
Roraima	RR	Located in the North Region
Santa Catarina	SC	Located in the South Region
Sao Paulo	SP	Located in the Southeast Region
Sergipe	IF	Located in the Northeast Region
Tocantins	TO	Located in the North Region

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Brazilian Regions

Brazil is formed by a total of 26 states and a federal district. These units are distributed among the five regions of Brazil.

On the map below, each of these regions is highlighted with a color.