São Paulo Province

São Paulo Province
Província de São Paulo
1821–1889
Flag of São Paulo
Flag (unofficial)
StatusProvince of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1821–1822)
Province of Empire of Brazil (1821–1889)
Capital São Paulo
Common languagesPortuguese
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Governor 
• 1821
João Carlos Augusto von Oyenhausen-Gravenburg
Provincial President 
• 1821–1822
João Carlos Augusto von Oyenhausen-Gravenburg
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (provisional government)
• 1822–1823
Mateus de Abreu Pereira, José Correia Pacheco e Silva, Cândido Xavier de Almeida e Sousa (provisional triumvirate)
• 1823–1824
Cândido Xavier de Almeida e Sousa (first)
• 1889
José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (last)
LegislatureProvincial Legislative Assembly
History 
• Established
1821
• Disestablished
1889
CurrencyReal
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Captaincy of São Paulo
Paraná Province
São Paulo (state)
A map showing the Empire and its provinces
The Empire of Brazil, c. 1889.

São Paulo Province was one of the provinces of Brazil.


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