Overview
Rondônia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso.
Description
Rondônia, estado (state), west-central Brazil, bordering Bolivia to the south and west, Amazonas state to the north, and Mato Grosso state on the east. Formerly a part of Amazonas, it was established in 1943 as Guaporé territory, which was renamed in 1956 after Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, an explorer and protector of Indians. Rondônia became a state in 1982.