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It is realistic in my opinion. Brazilian politics is dictated by what happens inside the Three Powers Plaza in Brasília.

>D.C. is explicitly and categorically not a state, and not on the level of a state, although they do get a presidential vote per a recent amendment.
Our federal district is essencially a state in everything but name here. It is also enormous for a federal district. It has more rural areas than urban development, with different cities inside it.