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How many states does Brazil have, not counting the Federal District?

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26
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www.gov.br, agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br, brazilian institute of geography and statistics (ibge), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=27191, brazilian institute of geography and statistics (ibge), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=35648, britannica, "brazil" (britannica.com/place/brazil) — brazil comprises 26 states plus the federal district, britannica, "brazil" (states and federal district count); ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística) official administrative division data, britannica, 'brazil' (britannica.com/place/brazil) — brazil comprises 26 states plus the federal district (distrito federal); excluding the federal district, the count is 26 states, educa.ibge.gov.br, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica ("brazil", states and federal district) and ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatistica) official listing of brazil's federative units: brazil comprises 26 states plus 1 federal district (distrito federal), so excluding the federal district gives 26 states., encyclopaedia britannica (brazil - government and society / states table) and ibge (ibge.gov.br), both stating brazil comprises 26 states and 1 federal district, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com/place/brazil) and ibge (ibge.gov.br), both stating brazil comprises 26 states and 1 federal district (distrito federal), encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (britannica.com/place/brazil), administrative divisions section: brazil is a federal republic of 26 states plus the federal district (distrito federal), which contains the capital brasília and is not itself a state., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (government and society / local government section): brazil comprises 26 states plus the federal district., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil), which states brazil comprises 26 states and one federal district (distrito federal)., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (states and federal district of brazil): https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (states and federal district of brazil); corroborated by ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatistica), the brazilian government's official statistics agency, which lists brazil's 26 states plus the distrito federal (federal district) as its 27 federative units., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (states of brazil); brazilian institute of geography and statistics (ibge), federative units listing, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (states of brazil); ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística) official list of federative units, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (states of brazil); instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatistica (ibge), "estados" - brazil is divided into 26 states and 1 federal district, so excluding the federal district yields 26 states., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" (topic entry on government and administrative divisions); ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística), brazil's official statistics agency — both list 26 states plus the federal district., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" article, administrative divisions section (states and federal district), encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" country profile (https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil) — states brazil is a federal republic of 26 states plus the federal district (distrito federal), the latter excluded by the question, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" entry (government and society: constitutional framework) — brazil comprises 26 states and 1 federal district, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" — https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil (administrative divisions: 26 states and the federal district), encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" — https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil (government and society: constitutional framework), stating brazil is a federal republic of 26 states and 1 federal district., encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" — states and federal district, encyclopaedia britannica, "brazil" — states and federal district administrative division (https://www.britannica.com/place/brazil), encyclopaedia britannica, 'brazil' (states and federal district); corroborated by ibge's official administrative division of brazil into 26 states and the distrito federal., encyclopaedia britannica, 'brazil' article (administrative divisions); corroborated by ibge (instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística), brazil's official statistics agency, which lists 26 states and the distrito federal., encyclopaedia britannica, 'brazil' — states and federal district; corroborated by brazil's official government portal (gov.br), which lists 26 states and 1 federal district, encyclopaedia britannica, entry "brazil" (federal republic composed of 26 states and the federal district); consistent with brazil's ibge, which lists 26 estados plus the distrito federal., encyclopædia britannica, "brazil" (britannica.com/place/brazil), which states brazil comprises 26 states and the federal district, encyclopædia britannica, 'brazil' (administration and society section: brazil is a federal republic composed of 26 states and the federal district); corroborated by brazil's ibge, which enumerates 26 states plus the distrito federal, ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), ibge launches new edition of political map of brazil: https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/en/agencia-news/2184-news-agency/news/35015-ibge-launches-new-edition-of-political-map-of-brazil, ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), political map of brazil: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=27191, ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html, ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html — states that brazil has 26 states and the federal district., ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=21521, ibge (brazilian institute of geography and statistics), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=35648, ibge, 'ibge launches new edition of political map of brazil': https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/en/agencia-news/2184-news-agency/news/35015-ibge-launches-new-edition-of-political-map-of-brazil, ibge, divisão territorial: https://educa.ibge.gov.br/jovens/conheca-o-brasil/territorio/19637-divisao-territorial.html, ibge, political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html, ibge, political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=35648, instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística (ibge), political maps: https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/maps/brazil-reference-maps/18972-political-maps.html?edicao=35648, secretaria de relações institucionais, governo federal do brasil, ‘a organização governamental brasileira e a competência municipal’ (states that brazil has 26 states and the federal district): https://www.gov.br/sri/pt-br/backup-secretaria-de-governo/portalfederativo/guiainicio/prefeito/conteudos-importantes/a-organizacao-governamental-brasileira-e-a-competencia-municipal, secretariat for institutional relations, government of brazil: https://www.gov.br/sri/pt-br/backup-secretaria-de-governo/portalfederativo/guiainicio/prefeito/conteudos-importantes/a-organizacao-governamental-brasileira-e-a-competencia-municipal, servicodados.ibge.gov.br, uk government, country policy and information note: internal relocation, brazil, november 2025 (accessible), section 4.2.1: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brazil-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-internal-relocation-brazil-august-2025-accessible, uk government, country policy and information note: internal relocation, brazil, section 4.2.1 — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brazil-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-internal-relocation-brazil-august-2025-accessible, uk government, country policy and information note: internal relocation, brazil, section 4.2.1: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brazil-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-internal-relocation-brazil-august-2025-accessible, www.britannica.com, www.cia.gov, www.gov.uk, www.ibge.gov.br

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    #60626Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Brazil" (topic entry on government and administrative divisions); IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), Brazil's official statistics agency — both list 26 states plus the Federal District.
    #187926Encyclopaedia Britannica ("Brazil", states and federal district) and IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica) official listing of Brazil's federative units: Brazil comprises 26 states plus 1 federal district (Distrito Federal), so excluding the Federal District gives 26 states.
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