Neutral Municipality

Neutral Municipality of the Court
Município Neutro
Neutral municipality of the Empire of Brazil
1834–1889
Flag of Neutral Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Neutral Municipality
Coat of arms

Map of the Neutral Municipality in 1880
CapitalNictheroy
Area
 • Coordinates22°54′S 43°11′W / 22.900°S 43.183°W / -22.900; -43.183
 
• 1872
1,356 km2 (524 sq mi)
Population 
• 1872
274,972
History 
• Established
12 August 1834
15 November 1889
24 February 1891
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of Rio de Janeiro
Federal District
Today part ofRio de Janeiro
Niterói

The Neutral Municipality (Portuguese: Município Neutro), more formally known in the imperial era as the Neutral Municipality of the Court (Município Neutro da Corte), was an administrative unit created in the Empire of Brazil, that existed in the territory corresponding to the current location of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro between August 12, 1834 (when it was proclaimed the Additional Act to the Constitution of 1824) and November 15, 1889, when the republic in Brazil was proclaimed. It only officially ceased to exist with the promulgation of the 1891 Constitution in 1891. Under the republican constitution, the Neutral Municipality became the Federal District.[1]