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This is a list of territories of the
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire ( pt, Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas (''Ultramar Português'') or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (''Império Colonial Português''), was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and the l ...
( pt, Império Português), that at various times were officially called "states" (''estados''):
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State of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-independ ...
(''Estado da Índia'') (1505–1961)
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State of Brazil
The State of Brazil ( pt, Estado do Brasil) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire, in the Americas during the period of Colonial Brazil.
History
In 1621, the Governorate General of Brazil was split into two states, the State of Bra ...
(''Estado do Brasil'') (1621–1815)
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State of Maranhão (''Estado do Maranhão'') (1621–1751)
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State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão
The State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão ( pt, Estado do Grão-Pará e Maranhão) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire.
History
The state was created on 31 July 1751 by order of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pomb ...
(''Estado do Grão-Pará e Maranhão'') (1751–1772)
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State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro (''Estado do Grão-Pará e Rio Negro'') (1772–1775)
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State of Maranhão and Piauí
The State of Maranhão and Piauí (Portuguese: ''Estado do Maranhão e Piauí'') was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire.
History
The state was created in 1772 by order of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, the ...
(''Estado do Maranhão e Piauí'') (1772–1775)
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State of Angola (''Estado de Angola'') (1972–1975)
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State of Mozambique (''Estado de Moçambique'') (1972–1975)