Rio Branco 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 419,452 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census, 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.
Clockwise from top left: O Casarão (The Old House), The Rio Branco Palace, Partial view of Rio Branco, Our Lady of Nazareth Cathedral and downtown Rio Branco
Rio Branco on a cool day of 16 °C or 60.8 °F
Rio Branco faces seasonal floodings at times, as the one pictured; March 2023, when over 15.000 people were displaced, due to a total of 585,9 mm of rain, in that month, only.
1st District of Rio Branco, a historically neglected region, which, over time, became the part of the city where the commerce concentrates the most. On the left, the south part of Rio Branco, a region linked to the ring road of the city (Via Verde) which has the presence of large enterprises such as; shopping malls, wholesale stores, government agencies, universities, soccer stadiums, convention centers, parks, etc. On the right, one can see the neighborhoods of Bosque, Estação Experimental, Jardim Europa, Abraão Alab, Cerâmica, Downtown Rio Branco among others.
Acre ( ) is a state located in the west of the North Region of Brazil and the Amazonia Legal. Located in the westernmost part of the country, at a two-hour time difference from Brasília, Acre is bordered clockwise by the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia to the north and east, along with an international border with the Bolivian department of Pando to the southeast, and the Peruvian regions of Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Loreto to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Rio Branco. Other important places include Cruzeiro do Sul, Sena Madureira, Tarauacá and Feijó. The state, which has 0.42% of the Brazilian population, generates 0.2% of the Brazilian GDP.
The Môa River, at the Serra do Divisor National Park, Juruá River Valley, Western Acre
Military Police in Rio Branco.
Rio Branco in the morning.
View of Rio Branco.