Brazilian Polynesia (Parallel Brazil)

Brazilian Polynesia (Portuguese: Polinésia Brasileira; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Parīihié) ​​is a Insular Province of Brazil. It consists of 63 islands and atolls geographically dispersed that extend for a length of over 1000 km in the South Pacific Ocean. Its total area is 1,931 square kilometers. It is composed of the region East Tuamotus (the eastern portion of the Tuamotus Archipelago), the Marquesa Islands, the Mangareva Islands, and Rapa Nui or Easter Island. The most populous island is Hiva Oa, with 59% of the province's population and where the capital, Vehina, is located.

After the Polynesian great migration, European explorers visited the islands in the region on several occasions. Traders and whalers also visited, mainly from the Free Cities. In 1836, soon after the Great Latin American War, the Brazilians took the eastern portions of Polynesia, establishing the Brazilian Establishment of Oceania.

The nearest territories are Kiribati at northwest, the British territory of Pitcairn at east, and the French Polynesia at west.

In 1936, the colony became a Insular Province and the Polynesians were granted the right to vote and Brazilian citizenship. In 1948, it was renamed Brazilian Polynesia, to differ it from the french one. Since then, Brazilian Polynesia and its citizens enjoy equal status to the provinces of Brazil with self-government and political representation. Also around this period investment in economic and social development of the province, especially tourism, began to flow from Mainland Brazil.