How Did Each BRAZILIAN State Get Its Name?

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▶ In this video I talk about the etymology of Brazilian State Names. Brazil is a federal republic, and its territory is organized into 26 states and one federal district: Brazilia. Throughout the video I go through each of these states: Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais ,Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, São Paulo, and Tocantins. Learning how most of the states (16 out of the 26) are named after a river or large body of water; usually coming from a term of the native Tupi Language, although other native idioms are also sometimes at the origin. Some are interpretations and translations/adaptations of these terms into Portuguese, while others are entirely of Portuguese origin, namely those that reference Christian Saints. By summarizing this topic I believe we are able to get a good understanding of the origin and meaning of each of Brazil's states.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Acre
02:10 Alagoas
02:46 Amapá
03:21 Amazonas
04:01 Bahia
04:33 Ceará
04:52 Espírito Santo
05:14 Goiás
05:46 Maranhão
06:04 Mato Grosso
06:22 Mato Grosso do Sul
06:30 Minas Gerais
07:02 Pará
07:17 Paraíba
07:41 Paraná
08:06 Pernambuco
08:55 Piauí
09:25 Rio de Janeiro
09:54 Rio Grande do Norte
10:17 Rio Grande do Sul
10:36 Rondônia
10:59 Roraima
11:32 Santa Catarina
11:51 São Paulo
12:01 Sergipe
12:27 Tocantins
12:45 Summary
13:07 Patreon Credits

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