The capital of the state of São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and also in the southern hemisphere and in America, being also the 10th largest city in the world. The municipality has approximately 12 million inhabitants and an area of 1521.1 km². Besides, it is the main economic center of the South America, being the headquarters of 63% of the multinationals present in Brazil, and responsible for 10.7% of the national GDP.
the capital of Rio de Janeiro, known as the wonderful city, is the main international tourist destination in Brazil, Latin America and the southern hemisphere. The city has approximately 6.5 million inhabitants and an area of 1,200,177 km². Part of the municipality is considered by UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and exerts a strong cultural influence in the country and in the world.
The country's capital is the largest city of the cities built in the 20th century in the world. It was built with the urban plan developed by Oscar Niemeyer in the shape of an airplane, known as “Plano Piloto”. Brasília, with a population of approximately 3 million inhabitants, and an area of 5,779,997 km², is the seat of the three powers of the Republic (Executive, Legislative and Judiciary). In addition, it is also home to 127 foreign embassies.
With almost 3 million inhabitants and an area of 692,818 km², the capital baiana and the fourth largest city in the country, and was one of America's first cities, as well as being the first national capital. Because it has a lot of African influence, the capital is considered the main center of Afro-African culture.
Fortaleza is the capital of Ceará and has approximately 2.7 million inhabitants in an area of 314,930 km². According to the Ministry of Tourism, this city is the second most desired to visit in Brazil. The city takes its name from the Schoonenborch Fort, built in the 15th century during the dutch occupation in the region.
Surrounded by the Serra do Curral, BH is made up of a vast geography with hills and plains. The city was created to be the political and administrative capital of the state of Minas Gerais. In addition to being very influential in political, cultural and economic terms, the capital of Minas Gerais has recently highlighted by the growth in the area of cutting-edge technology, with emphasis on biotechnology and computing. The city has a population of approximately 2.5 million.
With a population of around 2 million inhabitants, the city was founded in the meeting area of waters of the Negro and Solimões rivers, and is the largest city in the Amazon Region and the tenth main tourist destination in the country. The name of the city came in honor of an indigenous nation that inhabited the region, called Manaós.
Curitiba has almost 2 million inhabitants, an area of 435,036 km², and emerged from a Bandeirante people which became an important commercial point with the creation of the road between Sorocaba, in São Paulo, and Viamão, in Rio Grande do Sul. In this way, the city had a great urban development, attracting European immigrants, mainly from Germany, Poland, Ukraine and Italy.
This is considered the oldest of the state capitals, and is the seat of the richest North-Northeast urban agglomeration, having the highest GDP per capita in the Northeast Region. Recife has about 1.6 million inhabitants, and is one of the most influential capitals in the region, in addition to having the largest number of foreign consulates, outside the Rio-São Paulo axis.
With approximately 1.4 million inhabitants, Porto Alegre, in addition to having the best Human Resources in the country, it is also the second most verticalized capital, with 37.7% of the population living in apartments. In addition to all this, the city has one of the best infrastructures in Brazil, being the most wooded and the most literate too, thus attracting a large number of migrants from other regions.
With approximately 1.5 million inhabitants, the capital of Goiás was created during the Getúlio Vargas government amid the actions of the March to the West, which was intended to occupy the uninhabited areas of the center of the country. The city was founded with the aim of being the capital of the State of Goias and suffered a strong population growth, reaching 1 million inhabitants in 1996.
The capital of Pará, which has around 1.5 million inhabitants, is located on the shores of the bay of Guajará, and is the rainiest capital in the country because it has an equatorial climate and is located in the northeast of Amazon rainforest. In the midst of the period of Rubber Cycle, in the 19th century, the city had a strong development and grew a lot. In this way, many constructions made at the time can still be seen on the facades of buildings and squares in the city.
This city was founded by Jesuit priests and is the city that is not the most populous capital in Brazil. although not colonial period once one of the main gold mining sites, today Guarulhos is an industrial and commercial center, accounting for 1.01% of the country's GDP, according to the IBGE. The city has approximately 1.3 million inhabitants.
With about 1.1 million inhabitants, Campinas is made up of five districts and has a large rural area, which in times of colony and empire was responsible for the main activity carried out in the city, the coffee production. Nowadays, the main activities are in the area of commerce and services.
The capital of Maranhão is the only Brazilian city that was founded by the French. In addition, the historic center of the city was considered a Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, and its strategic position among the Regions North It is North East attracts many companies. The city has approximately 1 million inhabitants.
With a population of around 1 million inhabitants, São Gonçalo is one of the few cities on this list that is not a capital. The city stands out for having a well-developed industrial sector, which attracts a large number of workers and is the main reason for the growth of the municipality.
With approximately 1 million inhabitants, Maceió is one of the main tourist centers in the Northeast, attracting national and international visitors. In addition, the capital of Alagoas has an urbanization rate of 99.75% and a Human Development Index of 0.735, which is considered high by the United Nations Development Program.
Located in the Baixada Fluminense, the city is 15 km away from Rio de Janeiro, and has a population of approximately 900 thousand inhabitants. The city is considered one of the largest industrial centers in the state, and its urban center has a large volume of shops, with streets that are always congested.
With around 860,000 inhabitants, Natal is the second Brazilian capital with the smallest land area and, at the same time, the highest population density in the country. The city was founded at the time of the colonial period in Brazil, and therefore holds a series of stories and tourist attractions.
Located in a region of Highland, the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul has a population of around 800,000 people, and was founded more than 111 years ago. years ago by settlers from Minas Gerais who went to the region in search of native pastures and crystalline waters of thick. The city was planned in the middle of a vast green area, with wide streets and avenues. Also, because of its purple or red earth, the city was given the codename of Cidade Morena.
