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A map of Brazil, with purple circles denoting areas of high population in the year 2000. A large majority of the circles line Brazil's eastern coast.
Population distribution in Brazil.

Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8%[1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)[2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the built environment.

Nowadays, the country has more than 5,570 municipalities.[3]

The state capitals are also the largest cities in their respective states, exceptions being Florianópolis (which is the capital and the second largest city of Santa Catarina state after Joinville) and Vitória (which is the capital but only the fourth-largest city of Espírito Santo state).

Most populated cities in Brazil

This is a list of the most populous cities based on the population of the municipality where the city is located, rather than its metropolitan area. As IBGE considers the entire Federal District synonymous to Brasília, the population of the Federal District is shown for Brasília.

IBGE Census counts as of 1 August 2010.[4] Estimates of 1 July 2018[5]
State capitals are in bold and states' largest cities are in italics.

Template:Rank

City State 2018
Estimate 		2010
Census 		Change
São Paulo  São Paulo 12,176,866 10,659,386 +14.24%
Rio de Janeiro  Rio de Janeiro 6,688,927 5,940,224 +12.60%
Brasília  Distrito Federal 2,974,703 2,469,489 +20.46%
Salvador  Bahia 2,857,329 2,480,790 +15.18%
Fortaleza  Ceará 2,643,247 2,315,116 +14.17%
Belo Horizonte  Minas Gerais 2,501,576 2,258,096 +10.78%
Manaus  Amazonas 2,145,444 1,718,584 +24.84%
Curitiba  Paraná 1,917,185 1,678,965 +14.19%
Recife  Pernambuco 1,637,834 1,472,202 +11.25%
Goiânia  Goiás 1,495,705 1,256,514 +19.04%
Belém  Pará 1,485,732 1,351,618 +9.92%
Porto Alegre  Rio Grande do Sul 1,479,101 1,365,039 +8.36%
Guarulhos  São Paulo 1,365,899 1,176,804 +16.07%
Campinas  São Paulo 1,194,094 1,024,912 +16.51%
São Luís  Maranhão 1,094,667 966,989 +13.20%
São Gonçalo  Rio de Janeiro 1,077,687 945,752 +13.95%
Maceió  Alagoas 1,012,382 917,086 +10.39%
Duque de Caxias  Rio de Janeiro 914,383 818,432 +11.72%
Campo Grande  Mato Grosso do Sul 885,711 766,461 +15.56%
Natal  Rio Grande do Norte 877,640 785,722 +11.70%
Teresina  Piauí 861,442 797,029 +8.08%
São Bernardo do Campo  São Paulo 833,240 746,718 +11.59%
Nova Iguaçu  Rio de Janeiro 818,875 767,505 +6.69%
João Pessoa  Paraíba 800,323 716,042 +11.77%
Santo André  São Paulo 716,109 654,354 +9.44%
São José dos Campos  São Paulo 713,943 597,425 +19.50%
Jaboatão dos Guararapes  Pernambuco 697,636 623,471 +11.90%
Osasco  São Paulo 696,850 637,617 +9.29%
Ribeirão Preto  São Paulo 694,534 583,842 +18.96%
Uberlândia  Minas Gerais 683,247 579,005 +18.00%
Sorocaba  São Paulo 671,186 570,434 +17.66%
Contagem  Minas Gerais 659,070 568,640 +15.90%
Aracaju  Sergipe 648,939 552,365 +17.48%
Feira de Santana  Bahia 609,913 542,476 +12.43%
Cuiabá  Mato Grosso 607,153 530,308 +14.49%
Joinville  Santa Catarina 583,144 509,293 +14.50%
Aparecida de Goiânia  Goiás 565,957 442,978 +27.76%
Juiz de Fora  Minas Gerais 564,310 497,778 +13.37%
Londrina  Paraná 563,943 493,358 +14.31%
Ananindeua  Pará 525,566 456,316 +15.18%
Porto Velho  Rondônia 519,531 410,520 +26.55%
Niterói  Rio de Janeiro 511,786 441,078 +16.03%
Belford Roxo  Rio de Janeiro 508,614 455,598 +11.64%
Serra  Espírito Santo 507,598 384,469 +32.03%
Caxias do Sul  Rio Grande do Sul 504,069 427,664 +17.87%
Campos dos Goytacazes  Rio de Janeiro 503,424 442,363 +13.80%
Macapá  Amapá 493,634 387,539 +27.38%
Florianópolis  Santa Catarina 492,977 404,224 +21.96%
Vila Velha  Espírito Santo 486,208 393,941 +23.42%
São João de Meriti  Rio de Janeiro 471,888 439,497 +7.37%
Mauá  São Paulo 468,148 394,698 +18.61%
São José do Rio Preto  São Paulo 456,245 406,220 +12.31%
Mogi das Cruzes  São Paulo 440,769 366,216 +20.36%
Santos  São Paulo 432,957 407,506 +6.25%
Betim  Minas Gerais 432,575 367,044 +17.85%
Diadema  São Paulo 420,934 370,184 +13.71%
Maringá  Paraná 417,010 349,860 +19.19%
Jundiaí  São Paulo 414,810 357,909 +15.90%
Campina Grande  Paraíba 407,472 383,941 +6.13%
Montes Claros  Minas Gerais 404,804 355,401 +13.90%
Rio Branco  Acre 401,155 319,825 +25.43%
Piracicaba  São Paulo 400,949 356,179 +12.57%
Carapicuíba  São Paulo 398,611 344,878 +15.58%
Olinda  Pernambuco 391,835 357,965 +9.46%
Anápolis  Goiás 381,970 324,303 +17.78%
Cariacica  Espírito Santo 378,603 335,984 +12.68%
Boa Vista  Roraima 375,374 277,684 +35.18%
Bauru  São Paulo 374,272 335,888 +11.43%
Itaquaquecetuba  São Paulo 366,519 314,843 +16.41%
Caucaia  Ceará 363,982 286,446 +27.07%
São Vicente  São Paulo 363,173 316,324 +14.81%
Vitória  Espírito Santo 358,267 297,489 +20.43%
Caruaru  Pernambuco 356,872 306,788 +16.33%
Blumenau  Santa Catarina 352,460 299,159 +17.82%
Franca  São Paulo 350,400 318,239 +10.11%
Ponta Grossa  Paraná 348,043 305,545 +13.91%
Canoas  Rio Grande do Sul 344,957 317,945 +8.50%
Petrolina  Pernambuco 343,865 287,233 +19.72%
Pelotas  Rio Grande do Sul 341,648 321,818 +6.16%
Vitória da Conquista  Bahia 338,885 295,277 +14.77%
Ribeirão das Neves  Minas Gerais 331,045 290,727 +13.87%
Uberaba  Minas Gerais 330,361 288,235 +14.62%
Paulista  Pernambuco 329,117 278,651 +18.11%
Cascavel  Paraná 324,476 283,193 +14.58%
Praia Grande  São Paulo 319,146 251,526 +26.88%
Guarujá  São Paulo 318,107 260,477 +22.12%
São José dos Pinhais  Paraná 317,476 254,556 +24.72%
Taubaté  São Paulo 311,854 275,218 +13.31%
Petrópolis  Rio de Janeiro 305,687 277,816 +10.03%
Limeira  São Paulo 303,682 274,100 +10.79%
Santarém  Pará 302,667 291,122 +3.97%
Suzano  São Paulo 294,638 256,502 +14.87%
Mossoró  Rio Grande do Norte 294,076 254,032 +15.76%
Camaçari  Bahia 293,723 225,510 +30.25%
Palmas  Tocantins 291,855 223,817 +30.40%
Taboão da Serra  São Paulo 285,570 225,053 +26.89%
Várzea Grande  Mato Grosso 282,009 248,130 +13.65%
Santa Maria  Rio Grande do Sul 280,505 259,004 +8.30%
Gravataí  Rio Grande do Sul 279,398 253,060 +10.41%
Governador Valadares  Minas Gerais 278,685 255,475 +9.09%
Sumaré  São Paulo 278,571 236,358 +17.86%
Marabá  Pará 275,086 224,014 +22.80%
Volta Redonda  Rio de Janeiro 271,998 246,210 +10.47%
Juazeiro do Norte  Ceará 271,926 244,701 +11.13%
Barueri  São Paulo 271,306 228,962 +18.49%
Embu das Artes  São Paulo 270,843 223,622 +21.12%
Ipatinga  Minas Gerais 261,344 224,636 +16.34%
Foz do Iguaçu  Paraná 258,823 250,918 +3.15%
Imperatriz  Maranhão 258,016 245,509 +5.09%
Parnamirim  Rio Grande do Norte 255,793 195,274 +30.99%
Viamão  Rio Grande do Sul 254,101 236,999 +7.22%
Macaé  Rio de Janeiro 251,631 194,497 +29.38%
São Carlos  São Paulo 249,415 219,865 +13.44%
Indaiatuba  São Paulo 246,908 188,639 +30.89%
Novo Hamburgo  Rio Grande do Sul 246,452 237,044 +3.97%
Cotia  São Paulo 244,694 190,488 +28.46%
Magé  Rio de Janeiro 243,657 218,307 +11.61%
São José  Santa Catarina 242,927 203,384 +19.44%
Colombo  Paraná 240,840 208,805 +15.34%
Itaboraí  Rio de Janeiro 238,695 210,780 +13.24%
Sete Lagoas  Minas Gerais 237,286 211,094 +12.41%
Marília  São Paulo 237,130 214,742 +10.43%
Americana  São Paulo 237,112 209,230 +13.33%
Divinópolis  Minas Gerais 235,977 206,867 +14.07%
São Leopoldo  Rio Grande do Sul 234,947 212,279 +10.68%
Itapevi  São Paulo 234,352 192,184 +21.94%
Araraquara  São Paulo 233,744 204,934 +14.06%
Jacareí  São Paulo 231,863 208,934 +10.97%
Arapiraca  Alagoas 230,417 212,216 +8.58%
Rio Verde  Goiás 229,651 169,611 +35.40%
Rondonópolis  Mato Grosso 228,857 189,975 +20.47%
Hortolândia  São Paulo 227,353 186,461 +21.93%
Presidente Prudente  São Paulo 227,072 205,340 +10.58%
Maracanaú  Ceará 226,128 200,797 +12.62%
Cabo Frio  Rio de Janeiro 222,528 171,551 +29.72%
Dourados  Mato Grosso do Sul 220,965 191,638 +15.30%
Santa Luzia  Minas Gerais 218,147 198,773 +9.75%
Chapecó  Santa Catarina 216,654 182,809 +18.51%
Itajaí  Santa Catarina 215,895 182,484 +18.31%
Juazeiro  Bahia 215,183 194,327 +10.73%
Criciúma  Santa Catarina 213,023 191,473 +11.25%
Itabuna  Bahia 212,740 202,359 +5.13%
Rio Grande  Rio Grande do Sul 210,005 192,582 +9.05%
Alvorada  Rio Grande do Sul 209,213 194,837 +7.38%
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim  Espírito Santo 207,324 180,984 +14.55%
Águas Lindas de Goiás  Goiás 207,070 157,323 +31.62%
Sobral  Ceará 206,644 181,010 +14.16%
Cabo de Santo Agostinho  Pernambuco 205,112 179,912 +14.01%
Luziânia  Goiás 205,023 165,492 +23.89%
Rio Claro  São Paulo 204,797 185,777 +10.24%
Parauapebas  Pará 202,882 149,411 +35.79%
Passo Fundo  Rio Grande do Sul 201,767 181,299 +11.29%
Angra dos Reis  Rio de Janeiro 200,407 148,294 +35.14%
Castanhal  Pará 198,294 168,559 +17.64%
Araçatuba  São Paulo 195,874 178,927 +9.47%
Lauro de Freitas  Bahia 195,095 154,245 +26.48%
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste  São Paulo 192,536 178,290 +7.99%
Ferraz de Vasconcelos  São Paulo 191,993 164,591 +16.65%
Nova Friburgo  Rio de Janeiro 190,084 173,989 +9.25%
Barra Mansa  Rio de Janeiro 183,976 172,484 +6.66%
Nossa Senhora do Socorro  Sergipe 181,503 158,470 +14.53%
Teresópolis  Rio de Janeiro 180,886 160,205 +12.91%
Guarapuava  Paraná 180,334 166,195 +8.51%
Ibirité  Minas Gerais 179,015 152,647 +17.27%
Araguaína  Tocantins 177,517 149,313 +18.89%
São José de Ribamar  Maranhão 176,321 160,775 +9.67%
Mesquita  Rio de Janeiro 175,620 159,685 +9.98%
Jaraguá do Sul  Santa Catarina 174,158 142,209 +22.47%
Francisco Morato  São Paulo 174,008 148,935 +16.83%
Itapecerica da Serra  São Paulo 173,672 143,448 +21.07%
Itu  São Paulo 172,268 150,101 +14.77%
Linhares  Espírito Santo 170,364 138,679 +22.85%
Palhoça  Santa Catarina 168,259 135,720 +23.98%
Timon  Maranhão 167,973 147,214 +14.10%
Bragança Paulista  São Paulo 166,753 139,726 +19.34%
Pindamonhangaba  São Paulo 166,475 146,117 +13.93%
Poços de Caldas  Minas Gerais 166,111 149,667 +10.99%
Ilhéus  Bahia 164,844 176,917 −6.82%
Valparaíso de Goiás  Goiás 164,723 122,771 +34.17%
Caxias  Maranhão 164,224 154,211 +6.49%
Nilópolis  Rio de Janeiro 162,269 154,232 +5.21%
Itapetininga  São Paulo 162,231 144,395 +12.35%
São Caetano do Sul  São Paulo 160,275 146,547 +9.37%
Teixeira de Freitas  Bahia 158,445 133,261 +18.90%
Maricá  Rio de Janeiro 157,789 116,216 +35.77%
Lages  Santa Catarina 157,743 154,122 +2.35%
Camaragibe  Pernambuco 156,736 138,239 +13.38%
Abaetetuba  Pará 156,292 139,749 +11.84%
Jequié  Bahia 155,800 151,820 +2.62%
Barreiras  Bahia 153,831 130,620 +17.77%
Paranaguá  Paraná 153,666 136,911 +12.24%
Parnaíba  Piauí 152,653 145,293 +5.07%
Franco da Rocha  São Paulo 152,433 126,092 +20.89%
Patos de Minas  Minas Gerais 150,833 132,332 +13.98%
Alagoinhas  Bahia 150,832 136,473 +10.52%
Mogi Guaçu  São Paulo 150,713 137,208 +9.84%
Queimados  Rio de Janeiro 149,265 131,163 +13.80%
Pouso Alegre  Minas Gerais 148,862 126,836 +17.37%
Jaú  São Paulo 148,581 131,050 +13.38%
Porto Seguro  Bahia 146,625 122,525 +19.67%
Rio das Ostras  Rio de Janeiro 145,989 101,508 +43.82%
Botucatu  São Paulo 144,820 122,659 +18.07%
Araucária  Paraná 141,410 116,683 +21.19%
Atibaia  São Paulo 141,398 120,886 +16.97%
Sapucaia do Sul  Rio Grande do Sul 140,311 129,615 +8.25%
Teófilo Otoni  Minas Gerais 140,235 133,161 +5.31%
Sinop  Mato Grosso 139,935 111,643 +25.34%
Garanhuns  Pernambuco 138,983 126,472 +9.89%
Balneário Camboriú  Santa Catarina 138,732 106,220 +30.61%
Toledo  Paraná 138,572 119,002 +16.45%
Vitória de Santo Antão  Pernambuco 137,915 123,930 +11.28%
Santana de Parnaíba  São Paulo 136,517 102,074 +33.74%
Barbacena  Minas Gerais 136,392 121,571 +12.19%
Cametá  Pará 136,390 120,897 +12.82%
Santa Rita  Paraíba 135,807 119,546 +13.60%
Sabará  Minas Gerais 135,421 121,085 +11.84%
Varginha  Minas Gerais 134,477 120,975 +11.16%
Apucarana  Paraná 133,726 119,159 +12.22%
Araras  São Paulo 132,934 117,972 +12.68%
Simões Filho  Bahia 132,906 112,099 +18.56%
Brusque  Santa Catarina 131,703 103,944 +26.71%
Crato  Ceará 131,372 119,949 +9.52%
Pinhais  Paraná 130,789 112,852 +15.89%
Araruama  Rio de Janeiro 130,439 110,057 +18.52%
Resende  Rio de Janeiro 130,334 117,243 +11.17%
Campo Largo  Paraná 130,091 107,711 +20.78%
Cubatão  São Paulo 129,760 116,010 +11.85%
Santa Cruz do Sul  Rio Grande do Sul 129,427 117,214 +10.42%
Marituba  Pará 129,321 108,223 +19.49%
Cachoeirinha  Rio Grande do Sul 129,307 116,499 +10.99%
São Mateus  Espírito Santo 128,542 106,974 +20.16%
Itapipoca  Ceará 128,135 114,693 +11.72%
Ji-Paraná  Rondônia 127,907 115,593 +10.65%
Conselheiro Lafaiete  Minas Gerais 127,539 115,578 +10.35%
Valinhos  São Paulo 127,123 100,905 +25.98%
Maranguape  Ceará 127,098 94,641 +34.29%
Uruguaiana  Rio Grande do Sul 127,079 125,171 +1.52%
Bragança  Pará 126,436 112,285 +12.60%
Itaguaí  Rio de Janeiro 125,913 100,362 +25.46%
Vespasiano  Minas Gerais 125,376 95,279 +31.59%
Trindade  Goiás 125,328 98,159 +27.68%
São Félix do Xingu  Pará 124,763 90,908 +37.24%
Sertãozinho  São Paulo 124,453 110,081 +13.06%
Jandira  São Paulo 123,481 103,784 +18.98%
Guarapari  Espírito Santo 122,982 102,009 +20.56%
Ribeirão Pires  São Paulo 122,607 102,741 +19.34%
Codó  Maranhão 122,597 115,076 +6.54%
Birigui  São Paulo 122,359 108,479 +12.80%
Barcarena  Pará 122,294 94,641 +29.22%
Colatina  Espírito Santo 121,580 109,789 +10.74%
Barretos  São Paulo 121,344 111,884 +8.46%
Votorantim  São Paulo 121,331 105,514 +14.99%
Catanduva  São Paulo 121,210 112,143 +8.09%
Arapongas  Paraná 121,198 104,010 +16.53%
Guaratinguetá  São Paulo 121,073 111,322 +8.76%
Bagé  Rio Grande do Sul 120,943 116,078 +4.19%
Paço do Lumiar  Maranhão 120,621 104,567 +15.35%
Várzea Paulista  São Paulo 120,572 101,230 +19.11%
Tatuí  São Paulo 120,533 106,572 +13.10%
Caraguatatuba  São Paulo 119,625 99,540 +20.18%
Santana  Amapá 119,610 99,029 +20.78%
Formosa  Goiás 119,506 97,903 +22.07%
Três Lagoas  Mato Grosso do Sul 119,465 98,311 +21.52%
Itabira  Minas Gerais 119,186 105,694 +12.77%
Itatiba  São Paulo 119,090 99,705 +19.44%
Bento Gonçalves  Rio Grande do Sul 119,049 104,470 +13.96%
Salto  São Paulo 117,561 103,795 +13.26%
Almirante Tamandaré  Paraná 117,168 99,514 +17.74%
Paulo Afonso  Bahia 117,014 107,520 +8.83%
Araguari  Minas Gerais 116,691 107,810 +8.24%
Poá  São Paulo 116,530 104,574 +11.43%
Igarassu  Pernambuco 115,640 97,032 +19.18%
Ubá  Minas Gerais 114,265 97,726 +16.92%
Passos  Minas Gerais 113,998 104,691 +8.89%
Novo Gama  Goiás 113,679 92,788 +22.51%
Altamira  Pará 113,195 94,624 +19.63%
Parintins  Amazonas 113,168 96,223 +17.61%
Ourinhos  São Paulo 112,711 102,302 +10.17%
São Lourenço da Mata  Pernambuco 112,362 101,762 +10.42%
Eunápolis  Bahia 112,318 98,078 +14.52%
Senador Canedo  Goiás 112,224 82,712 +35.68%
Tucuruí  Pará 112,148 96,343 +16.40%
Paragominas  Pará 111,764 97,459 +14.68%
Açailândia  Maranhão 111,757 101,022 +10.63%
Piraquara  Paraná 111,052 91,783 +20.99%
Corumbá  Mato Grosso do Sul 110,806 102,209 +8.41%
Umuarama  Paraná 110,590 100,025 +10.56%
Coronel Fabriciano  Minas Gerais 109,405 103,008 +6.21%
Muriaé  Minas Gerais 108,113 99,949 +8.17%
Patos  Paraíba 106,984 100,675 +6.27%
Paulínia  São Paulo 106,776 80,874 +32.03%
Catalão  Goiás 106,618 84,964 +25.49%
Ariquemes  Rondônia 106,168 88,330 +20.19%
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe  Pernambuco 105,936 82,649 +28.18%
Cambé  Paraná 105,704 96,427 +9.62%
Araxá  Minas Gerais 105,083 93,071 +12.91%
Erechim  Rio Grande do Sul 105,059 96,031 +9.40%
Tubarão  Santa Catarina 104,937 96,284 +8.99%
Bacabal  Maranhão 104,633 98,445 +6.29%
Ituiutaba  Minas Gerais 104,067 96,097 +8.29%
Japeri  Rio de Janeiro 103,960 91,933 +13.08%
Assis  São Paulo 103,666 94,659 +9.52%
Tailândia  Pará 103,664 79,282 +30.75%
Itumbiara  Goiás 103,652 91,892 +12.80%
Lagarto  Sergipe 103,576 94,071 +10.10%
Iguatu  Ceará 103,255 95,011 +8.68%
São Pedro da Aldeia  Rio de Janeiro 102,846 86,506 +18.89%
Lavras  Minas Gerais 102,728 89,380 +14.93%
Itaperuna  Rio de Janeiro 102,626 89,762 +14.33%
Leme  São Paulo 102,412 91,476 +11.96%
Breves  Pará 101,891 92,283 +10.41%
Tangará da Serra  Mato Grosso 101,764 81,918 +24.23%
São Gonçalo do Amarante  Rio Grande do Norte 101,102 86,151 +17.35%
Itaituba  Pará 101,097 95,210 +6.18%
Santo Antônio de Jesus  Bahia 100,605 86,982 +15.66%
Itanhaém  São Paulo 100,496 85,952 +16.92%
Caieiras  São Paulo 100,129 84,165 +18.97%

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Brazil's population, as recorded by the 2010 census, was of 190,755,799 inhabitants[6] (22.40 inhabitants per square kilometer), with 84.36% of the population defined as urban. The population is heavily concentrated in the Southeast (80.4 million) and Northeast (53.1 million).

Distribution

State Number of cities
SP 80
MG 32
RJ 29
PR 20
RS 19
PA 18
BA 17
GO, PE, SC 13
CE, ES, MA 9
MT 5
MS, PB, RN 4
RO, SE 3
AL, AM, AP, PI, TO 2
AC, DF, RR 1

Largest metropolitan areas

Main article: List of metropolitan areas in Brazil

See also

References

  1. ^ "Urban population as % of total". The World Bank. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ "IBGE" [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics]. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Territorial units of the municipality level" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ^ "IBGE Censo 2010". 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2017. 2010 Brazilian Census Population{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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