How many subdivisions does Brazil have?

Brazil has 27 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:BR, including 1 federal districts, 26 states.

What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Brazil?

Brazil subdivision codes follow the format BR-XX, where BR is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, BR-AC represents Acre.

How to get Brazil subdivisions in JavaScript?

Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('BR') to get all 27 subdivisions, or import directly from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/BR' for tree-shaking.

🇧🇷Brazil Subdivisions

All 27 Brazil subdivisions with ISO 3166-2:BR codes - South America / South America

Total

27 subdivisions

Types

Federal district, State

ISO Standard

ISO 3166-2:BR

Code Example

import { subdivision } from '@koshmoney/countries';

// Get all Brazil subdivisions
const subs = subdivision.getByCountry('BR');
// => 27 subdivisions

// Look up a specific subdivision
subdivision.get('BR-AC');
// => { code: 'BR-AC', name: 'Acre', type: 'State' }

// Validate a subdivision code
subdivision.isValidCode('BR-AC');  // true
subdivision.isValidRegion('BR', 'AC');  // true

Tree-Shaking Tip

Import only Brazil subdivisions to minimize bundle size:

// Import only Brazil subdivisions for smaller bundles
import { subdivisions } from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/BR';

Object.entries(subdivisions);
// => 27 entries

All Brazil Subdivisions

Federal districts (1)

Code	Name
BR-DF	Distrito Federal

States (26)

Code	Name
BR-AC	Acre
BR-AL	Alagoas
BR-AM	Amazonas
BR-AP	Amapá
BR-BA	Bahia
BR-CE	Ceará
BR-ES	Espírito Santo
BR-GO	Goiás
BR-MA	Maranhão
BR-MG	Minas Gerais
BR-MS	Mato Grosso do Sul
BR-MT	Mato Grosso
BR-PA	Pará
BR-PB	Paraíba
BR-PE	Pernambuco
BR-PI	Piauí
BR-PR	Paraná
BR-RJ	Rio de Janeiro
BR-RN	Rio Grande do Norte
BR-RO	Rondônia
BR-RR	Roraima
BR-RS	Rio Grande do Sul
BR-SC	Santa Catarina
BR-SE	Sergipe
BR-SP	São Paulo
BR-TO	Tocantins

FAQ

How many subdivisions does Brazil have?: Brazil has 27 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:BR, including 1 federal districts, 26 states.
What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Brazil?: Brazil subdivision codes follow the format BR-XX, where BR is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, BR-AC represents Acre.
How to get Brazil subdivisions in JavaScript?: Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('BR') to get all 27 subdivisions.

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Use Brazil subdivision data in your project

Get all 27 Brazil subdivisions with ISO 3166-2 codes, plus countries, currencies, postal codes, and more.

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