Brazil states quiz

The 27 states in the quiz

Brazil has 26 states and the Federal District: 27 in the quiz. Use the Capitals button in the panel to find their capitals instead.

How to play

In Point mode we name a state and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: its size rank and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

The smallest states are the hardest, since they barely show on the map: Federal District (about 2,200 sq mi), Sergipe (about 8,400 sq mi), and Alagoas (about 11,000 sq mi). Zoom in with the buttons or two fingers to tap them.

And watch out for look-alike names: Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.

Tips to learn them

• Start with the three largest: Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso cover 44% of the area of Brazil.
• The 4 states bordering Bolivia trace that border on the map: Acre, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Rondônia.
• 10 of the 27 have no coastline: Acre, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.
• Bahia has the most neighbors: it borders 8 states. Once you place it, you have a landmark for many more.

Playing in class

If you teach in Brazil, start with your school’s state and its neighbors and add a few each day. Otherwise, it’s a good way to get to know the country before studying it.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 27 states

1. Acre Rio Branco
2. Alagoas Maceió
3. Amapá Macapá
4. Amazonas Manaus
5. Bahia Salvador
6. Ceará Fortaleza
7. Espírito Santo Vitoria
8. Federal District Brasília
9. Goiás Goiânia
10. Maranhão São Luís
11. Mato Grosso Cuiabá
12. Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande
13. Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte
14. Pará Belém
15. Paraíba João Pessoa
16. Paraná Curitiba
17. Pernambuco Recife
18. Piauí Teresina
19. Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro
20. Rio Grande do Norte Natal
21. Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre
22. Rondônia Porto Velho
23. Roraima Boa Vista
24. Santa Catarina Florianópolis
25. São Paulo São Paulo
26. Sergipe Aracaju
27. Tocantins Palmas