Acre (state)

Acre
Coat of arms of Acre
Motto(s): 
Nec Luceo Pluribus Impar (Latin)
"I do not shine differently from the others"
Anthem: "Hino do Acre"
Location of Acre
Coordinates: 9°S 70°W / 9°S 70°W / -9; -70
Country Brazil
CapitalRio Branco
Government
 • GovernorGladson Cameli (PP)
 • Vice GovernorMailza Gomes (PP)
 • SenatorsAlan Rick (UNIÃO)
Márcio Bittar (UNIÃO)
Sérgio Petecão (PSD)
Area
 • Total164,173 km2 (63,388 sq mi)
 • Rank16th
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total830,018
 • Rank25th
 • Density5.06/km2 (13.1/sq mi)
  • Rank22nd
Demonymacriano(a)
GDP
 • TotalR$ 21.374 billion
(US$ 4.0 billion)
HDI
 • Year2021
 • Category0.710[3]high (16th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)
Postal Code
69900-000 to 69999-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-AC
License Plate Letter SequenceMZN to NAG, NXR to NXT, OVG, OXP, QLU to QLZ, QWM to QWQ, SHA, SQQ to SQU
Websitewww.ac.gov.br

Acre (Portuguese: [ˈakɾi] ) is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost part of the country, at a two-hour time difference from Brasília, Acre is bordered clockwise by the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia to the north and east, along with an international border with the Bolivian department of Pando to the southeast, and the Peruvian regions of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Loreto to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Rio Branco. Other important places include Cruzeiro do Sul, Sena Madureira, Tarauacá and Feijó. The state, which has 0.42% of the Brazilian population, generates 0.2% of the Brazilian GDP.[4]

Intense extractive activity in the rubber industry, which reached its height in the early 20th century, attracted Brazilians from many regions to the state. From the mixture of sulista, southeastern Brazil, nordestino, and indigenous traditions arose a diverse cuisine. It combines sun-dried meat (carne-de-sol) with pirarucu, a typical fish of the region. Such dishes are seasoned with tucupi, a sauce made from manioc.

Fluvial transport, concentrated on the Juruá and Moa rivers, in the western part of the state, and the Tarauacá and Envira rivers in the northwest, is the principal form of transportation, especially between November and June. Heavy seasonal rains frequently make the BR-364 impassable in those months; it usually connects Rio Branco to Cruzeiro do Sul.

  1. ^ "IBGE | Portal do IBGE | IBGE".
  2. ^ "PIB por Unidade da Federação, 2021". ibge.gov.br.
  3. ^ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022". www.atlasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  4. ^ PIB do Acre teve segunda pior variação do país em 2018, diz IBGE