Brazil states checklist: how many of the 27 have you visited?

Brazil has 26 states and the Federal District, 27 in all, and it's big enough that most people's Brazil is a corner of it: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in the southeast, maybe Bahia for Salvador and the beaches. That leaves most of a continent-sized country still blank, from the Amazon in the north to the gaúcho south.

Here's an easy way to see where you stand. Go through the 27 below, tick the ones you've been to, and see your number. Whatever you tick saves on this device, so you can come back and finish later.

Prefer to see it than list it? The free Brazil states visited map colors in every state you pick and shows your percentage, the same count in map form.

The checklist

All 27 are here. Tick the ones you've been to and your progress saves in your browser.

Want it on a map instead? Open the free Brazil states visited map and the states you ticked come with you, already filled in, ready to save or share.

The North

Amazonas, Pará, Acre, Rondônia, Roraima, Amapá and Tocantins. This is the Amazon: Amazonas with Manaus and the meeting of the waters, Pará with Belém and the river mouth, and then the frontier states of Acre, Rondônia, Roraima and Amapá out toward the borders with Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and the Guianas. Tocantins, the newest state, has the Jalapão dunes and springs. Most of this region sees very few visitors.

The Northeast

Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe and Piauí. This is the beach and culture coast: Bahia with Salvador and the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture, Pernambuco with Recife and Olinda, Ceará with Fortaleza and the dunes of Jericoacoara, and Maranhão with the surreal lagoons of the Lençóis. Alagoas, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Sergipe line up some of the country's best beaches, and Piauí reaches inland to the canyons and rock art of Serra da Capivara.

The Central-West

Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. The Federal District holds Brasília and its modernist architecture. Goiás has the colonial towns and the Chapada dos Veadeiros, and the two Mato Grosso states share the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland and the best place in Brazil to see jaguars and wildlife.

The Southeast

São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. This is where most visitors land: Rio with Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf and the beaches, São Paulo the giant city with the food and the museums. Minas Gerais has the colonial gold towns of Ouro Preto and Tiradentes and the cheese-and-coffee countryside, and Espírito Santo is the quieter coast in between.

The South

Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Paraná has the Brazilian side of the Iguaçu Falls, Santa Catarina has Florianópolis and the island beaches, and Rio Grande do Sul is gaúcho country, the pampas, the wine valleys and the border with Uruguay and Argentina. A cooler, European-flavored corner of the country.

See the whole collection

Every state has its own stamp in Stampie's Brazilian States collection, ready to add to your journal the day you visit.

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Quick note: Stampie is a small indie project made by people who love travel and collecting stamps. The state designs are our own, not official symbols or coats of arms. They're just a fun way to mark where you've been. 🗺️

The checklist and the map are a nice start, but they only live on this one device. To keep your states for good, sync them across your phone and the web and line them up next to every country and city you've been to, that's what Stampie is for. Each state becomes a stamp in your journal, with your own photos and the dates you went, there whenever you want to look back.

So, how many of the 27 have you got?

FAQ

How many states does Brazil have? Brazil has 26 states plus the Federal District (Distrito Federal), which holds the capital, Brasília, 27 in total. The checklist above covers all 27.

Why does the Federal District count separately? The Federal District isn't a state, it's the special federal unit around Brasília, but it sits at the same top level as the 26 states and is counted alongside them. That's why Brazil's total is 27 and not 26.

Is there a free Brazil states checklist? Yes. The checklist above lets you tick off every state you've been to, saves your progress on your device, and needs no account. You can also download it as a printable PDF, or color your states in on the free Brazil states visited map.

Can I download or print the Brazil states checklist as a PDF? Yes. Tick off your states above and hit Download as PDF for a clean, printable page with a checkbox next to all 27 and your progress at the top.

Does a connection through São Paulo count? That's up to you. Some people only count a state where they left the airport and did something, others count anywhere they set foot. Pick a rule and stick to it so your number always means the same thing, São Paulo's Guarulhos is where half of Brazil connects.

Which Brazilian states do most people miss? Almost the entire North, Acre, Rondônia, Roraima, Amapá, plus the Central-West and the frontier Northeast. They're far from the Rio to São Paulo to Salvador trail, so many trips to Brazil finish with those still blank.

What's the best way to track the Brazilian states you've visited? Something you can update in the moment beats a list you keep up from memory. Stampie turns each state into a stamp and fills in a Brazil map as you go, synced across your phone and the web.