States of Brazil

I tried "Federal District"...

Agreed.

Disagreed. It's not a title, it's a proper name.

It does not matter if it is a proper name. Proper names can be translated. Lots of U.S. States have Portuguese versions of their names, for example Florida, Flórida; Pennsylvania, Pensilvânia; New York, Nova Iorque and so on.

True. Translating proper names is wrong all the time. Only Brazilian people have the right to tell, because we live here

Couldn't for the life of me remember how to spell Distrito.

the same as ''district'' but with an ''to'' at the final. remember of ''tower'' so u wont forget

If you ever visit Mato Grosso do Sul don't you dare call it Mato Grosso. People are very sensitive about that.

I'm from Paraná and live in Mato Grosso do Sul. I like to call it Mato Grosso on purpose just to enfuriate my girlfriend.

They should change their name to something else in my opinion, so they can get their own identity.

Tudo em 40 segundos.

I guess there are more Brazilians here than I realized!

I'm Canadian / Australian, and I got 27/27 with 4:47 left to go. I love Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!

hue!

I'm American 100% in 56 seconds.

I am Indian. Did it 100% in 1:52. Actually i did it

Ok I was way too close to a perfect score. I swear to god I was on literally the last letter of "Minas Gerais" before it timed out. damn. tough.

people are always complaining about mato grosso and mato grosso do sul but no one talks about rio garnde do sul and rio grande do norte?

The issue of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul started in the past, in the first Republic of Brazil. The area, which today corresponds to the territory of these two states, used to be one, known as the province of Mato Grosso.

Anyway, the conflicts started with the oligarchies in the south of that territory, who fought for the land ownership and some other economic interests, which were closely linked to the state of São Paulo, due to geographical proximity, and its development. While the capital of Mato Grosso was well established to the north of the state, the people of the south did not feel represented by their authorities, governance or guidelines.

Thereby, many armed conflicts and political pressure took place over the years until, finally, the territory was splet into two, which occurred for other reasons that they did not necessarily involve the cause of the people of the south, but for reasons of national security and borders and foreign policy with neighboring countries.

As a result, we have a historic feud between the peoples of these two states. The names could even be different so as not to cause so much discomfort or embarrassment. However, I think that for both peoples, this is a matter of state pride (if we can call it that), which involves a sense of belonging and identity.

Regarding the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul, although they have equal names, distinguished only by the cardinal point of the geographical location to which they are based, these two states do not share any individual or proximity history, not even by the "river" (Rio, in portuguese) that, supposedly, would have inspired their names.

In fact, they are states that are thousands of miles apart, with totally different cultures and histories.

I think the only bond and involvement they share is because of the national unity, which makes up the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Do you really think anybody stopped and wasted their time reading you comment. Geez!

@anonimous, I read both of Gabriel810's comments and found them interesting and informative. Your comment, on the other hand, is mean-spirited and unnecessary.

I born in Sao Paulo. This quiz was easy for me.

Why are you accepting “Alagoa” for “Alagoas”? And you should change the quiz description. It’s Federal District, not Capital District.

I born in Minas Gerais, and got 100% easy.

Who else remembered Espirito Santo because of its comical flag?

The Northeast always gets me