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Rio Branco

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municipality and capital of Acre state, Brazil

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Rio Branco is the capital city of Acre, a state in Brazil located in the Amazon region. It matters as the political and economic center of Acre, serving as the hub for the state's government and commerce.

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Demonym
rio-branquense
Country
Bolivia
Located in
Acre
Population
252885
Area
8835.541
Elevation
172
Body of water
Acre River
Capital of
Acre
Shares border with
Bujari
Image
RioBrancoMontagem.jpg
Dialing code
68
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Commons category
Rio Branco
twinned administrative body
Zhuhai
topic's main category
Category:Rio Branco, Acre
inception
1882-12-28
postal code
68900-000
Human Development Index
0.727
category of associated people
Category:People from Rio Branco, Acre
category for people born here
Category:Births in Rio Branco
different from
Rio Branco
electorate
261301
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Encyclopedic overview

Rio Branco ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u ˈbɾɐ̃ku], White River) is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre. Located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil, it is the most populous municipality in the state, with 387,852 inhabitants, according to 2024 IBGE estimates, almost half the state population. Rio Branco was one of the first settlements to develop in the region, being the westernmost major settlement in the country and the 4th-oldest state capital city in Northern Brazil, after Belém, Manaus and Macapá.

In 1913, it became a county. In 1920, it became the capital of the territory of Acre, and in 1962, the state capital. It is the administrative center for the economic, political and cultural region.

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