There are 27 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. Below are these states listed in order of the area, from Amazonas with the greatest area, to the Federal District with the least. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. Brazil has a total area of 8 511 965 km², and is ranked 5th in the world.

1. Amazonas (4) - 1 570 947 km²
2. Pará (13) - 1 247 703 km²
3. Mato Grosso (10) - 903 386 km²
4. Minas Gerais (12) - 586 552 km²
5. Bahia (5) - 564 273 km²
6. Mato Grosso do Sul (11) - 357 140 km²
7. Goiás (8) - 340 118 km²
8. Maranhão (9) - 331 918 km²
9. Rio Grande do Sul (20) - 281 734 km²
10. Tocantins (26) - 277 298 km²
11. Piauí (17) - 251 312 km²
12. São Paulo (24) - 248 177 km²
13. Rondônia (21) - 237 565 km²
14. Roraima (22) - 224 118 km²
15. Paraná (15) - 199 282 km²
16. Acre (1) - 152 522 km²
17. Ceará (6) - 145 712 km²
18. Amapá (3) - 142 816 km²
19. Pernambuco (16) - 98 527 km²
20. Santa Catarina (23) - 95 285 km²
21. Paraíba (14) - 56 341 km²
22. Rio Grande do Norte (19) - 53 077 km²
23. Espírito Santo (7) - 46 047 km²
24. Rio de Janeiro (18) - 43 797 km²
25. Alagoas (2) - 27 819 km²
26. Sergipe (25) - 21 962 km²
27. Federal District (27) - 5 802 km²

See also: Brazil, States of Brazil, List of subnational entities, List of capitals of subnational entities

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Statoids data on Brazilian states