Acre (state)

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Acre is a remote, heavily forested state in Brazil’s western Amazon region, known for its vast rainforest, rubber-tapping history, and rich Indigenous cultures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Acre 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Brazil
annexationTreaty Treaty of Petrópolis NERFINISHED
becameBrazilianTerritory 1903
becameStateOfBrazil 1962
borderedBy Amazonas (state) NERFINISHED
Bolivia NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
Rondônia (state) NERFINISHED
capital Rio Branco NERFINISHED
country Brazil
executiveHead Governor of Acre NERFINISHED
hasAirport Rio Branco International Airport NERFINISHED
hasClimate equatorial climate
hasDemographicCharacteristic low population density
hasEconomicActivity Brazil nut harvesting
cattle ranching
rubber extraction
timber production
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest
hasEnvironmentalIssue deforestation
hasEnvironmentalPolicy support for extractive reserves
hasGovernmentType state government within federal republic
hasHistoricalEvent Acre War NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousPeoples Asháninka NERFINISHED
Huni Kuin (Kaxinawá) NERFINISHED
Puyanawa NERFINISHED
Shanenawa NERFINISHED
Yawanawá NERFINISHED
hasMotto Nihil
hasProtectedArea Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve NERFINISHED
Serra do Divisor National Park NERFINISHED
hasRiver Acre River NERFINISHED
Juruá River NERFINISHED
Purus River NERFINISHED
hasSymbol Coat of arms of Acre NERFINISHED
Flag of Acre NERFINISHED
ISOCode BR-AC NERFINISHED
knownFor rich Indigenous cultures
rubber-tapping history
vast rainforest
largestCity Rio Branco NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of Acre NERFINISHED
locatedIn North Region of Brazil NERFINISHED
western Amazon region
officialLanguage Portuguese
partOf Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC−05:00
wasAnnexedBy Brazil NERFINISHED
wasAnnexedFrom Bolivia NERFINISHED

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Amazonas borderedBy Acre (state)
this entity surface form: Acre
North Region of Brazil containsAdministrativeDivision Acre (state)
this entity surface form: Acre
Acre River flowsThrough Acre (state)
Purus River flowsThrough Acre (state)
Rondônia hasBorderWith Acre (state)
this entity surface form: Acre
Acre Municipality locatedIn Acre (state)
this entity surface form: Acre