Guanabara (state)

State of Guanabara
State of the Fourth Brazilian Republic, and the Military dictatorship in Brazil
1960–1975
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The location of the State of Guanabara, within modern State of Rio de Janeiro
CapitalRio de Janeiro
Area 
• 1975
1,356 km2 (524 sq mi)
Population 
• 1975
4,858,000
Government
Governor 
• 1960 (first)
José Sette Câmara Filho
• 1971–1975 (last)
Chagas Freitas
History 
• Replacement of the Federal District of Brazil
1960
• Disestablished
1975
Contained within
 • Country Fourth Brazilian Republic (1960–1964)
Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1975)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Federal District of Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

The State of Guanabara (Portuguese: Estado da Guanabara, IPA: [ɡwɐnaˈbaɾɐ]) was a state of Brazil from 1960 to 1975, which included the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was named after Guanabara Bay to the east of the state.[1] It was created from the territory of the old Federal District when the federal capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília and a new Federal District was erected around the new capital. In 1975 the State of Guanabara was merged with the surrounding State of Rio de Janeiro, within which its territory became the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

  1. ^ Franco, Paulo (2014). Diversity – The Brazilian Essence: Knowing Brazil By the Culture of Their People. pp. 47–49. ISBN 9781483412559. Retrieved 3 January 2018.