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There are 26 'States of Brazil', or ''Estados'' in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. This and the below figures are based on 2003 estimate data.

Literacy of the states (2003)
Rank	State	Literacy rate
1	Distrito Federal	96%
2	Rio de Janeiro	96%
3	Santa Catarina	95%
4	São Paulo	95%
5	Rio Grande do Sul	95%
6	Amazonas	94%
7	Paraná	93%
8	Rondônia	92%
9	Amapá	91%
10	Mato Grosso do Sul	91%
11	Roraima	91%
12	Sergipe	90%
13	Goiás	90%
14	Espírito Santo	90%
15	Pará	90%
16	Mato Grosso	90%
17	Minas Gerais	89%
18	Acre	84%
19	Tocantins	83%
20	Bahia	79%
21	Pernambuco	79%
22	Ceará	78%
23	Rio Grande do Norte	77%
24	Maranhão	77%
25	Paraíba	75%
26	Piauí	72%
27	Alagoas	70%

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See also

★ Brazil

★ States of Brazil

★ List of subnational entities

External links

★ Statoids data on Brazilian states