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Amazonas Province (Brazil)

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Amazonas Province
Provínicia do Amazonas
1850–1889
StatusProvince
CapitalManaus
Common languagesPortuguese
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Provincial President 
• 1852–1853
João Batista Figueiredo Tenreiro Aranha (office created)
• 1889
Manuel Francisco Machado (last)
History 
• Established
1850
• Disestablished
1889
CurrencyReal
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grão-Pará Province
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Today part ofAmazonas
Roraima
A map showing the Empire and its provinces
The Empire of Brazil, c. 1889.

Amazonas Province was one of the provinces of the Empire of Brazil. It was created in 1850 from territory of Grão-Pará Province.

In 1889 it became Amazonas (Brazilian state).