Provinces of Brazil
![Provinces of the Brazilian Empire in 1825.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Brazil_provinces_18255638.PNG")
![The Empire of Brazil, c. 1889. Cisplatina had been lost since 1828 and two new provinces had been created since then (Amazonas and Paraná)](/Images/godic/202501/01/Brazil_Provinces_1889.svg5638.png")
The provinces of Brazil were the primary subdivisions of the country during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822 - 1889).
On February 28, 1821, provinces were established in the Kingdom of Brazil (then still part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves) superseding the captaincies that were in place at the time.