Administrative divisions  
        26 states
        (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district*
        (distrito federal); 
        Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara,
        Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul,
        Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana , Pernambuco , Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do
        Norte, Rio
        Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina,
        Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins(See the each of the State flags.) 
        Major Cities 
        Economy 
          - Gross National Product: 
$1 trillion (2000 est.); 9th largest economy in the
            world. 
 
          - Inflation Rate: less than 10% per annum 
 
         
        Culture 
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