List of cities in Brazil by population

Population distribution in Brazil.

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

Nowadays, the country has more than 5,570 municipalities.

The state capitals are all the largest cities in their respective states, with the only exceptions being Florianópolis (which is the capital and the second largest city of Santa Catarina after Joinville) and Vitória (which is the capital but only the fourth-largest city of Espírito Santo, though it is located in that state's largest metropolitan area).

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. Estimates of 1 July 2020

State capitals are in bold and states' largest cities are in italics.

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City State 2020 Estimate 2010 Census Change São Paulo São Paulo 12,325,232 11,253,503 +9.52% Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 6,747,815 6,320,446 +6.76% Brasília Distrito Federal 3,055,149 2,570,160 +18.87% Salvador Bahia 2,886,698 2,675,656 +7.89% Fortaleza Ceará 2,686,612 2,452,185 +9.56% Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais 2,521,564 2,375,151 +6.16% Manaus Amazonas 2,219,580 1,802,014 +23.17% Curitiba Paraná 1,948,626 1,751,907 +11.23% Recife Pernambuco 1,653,461 1,537,704 +7.53% Goiânia Goiás 1,536,097 1,302,001 +17.98% Belém Pará 1,499,641 1,393,399 +7.62% Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul 1,488,252 1,409,351 +5.60% Guarulhos São Paulo 1,392,121 1,221,979 +13.92% Campinas São Paulo 1,213,792 1,080,113 +12.38% São Luís Maranhão 1,108,975 1,014,837 +9.28% São Gonçalo Rio de Janeiro 1,091,737 999,728 +9.20% Maceió Alagoas 1,025,360 932,748 +9.93% Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro 924,624 855,048 +8.14% Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul 906,092 786,797 +15.16% Natal Rio Grande do Norte 890,480 803,739 +10.79% Teresina Piauí 868,075 814,230 +6.61% São Bernardo do Campo São Paulo 844,483 765,463 +10.32% Nova Iguaçu Rio de Janeiro 823,302 796,257 +3.40% João Pessoa Paraíba 817,511 723,515 +12.99% São José dos Campos São Paulo 729,737 629,921 +15.85% Santo André São Paulo 721,368 676,407 +6.65% Ribeirão Preto São Paulo 711,825 604,682 +17.72% Jaboatão dos Guararapes Pernambuco 706,867 644,620 +9.66% Osasco São Paulo 699,944 666,740 +4.98% Uberlândia Minas Gerais 699,097 604,013 +15.74% Sorocaba São Paulo 687,357 586,625 +17.17% Contagem Minas Gerais 668,949 603,442 +10.86% Aracaju Sergipe 664,908 571,149 +16.42% Feira de Santana Bahia 619,609 556,642 +11.31% Cuiabá Mato Grosso 618,124 551,098 +12.16% Joinville Santa Catarina 597,658 515,288 +15.99% Aparecida de Goiânia Goiás 590,146 455,657 +29.52% Londrina Paraná 575,377 506,701 +13.55% Juiz de Fora Minas Gerais 573,285 516,247 +11.05% Porto Velho Rondônia 539,354 428,527 +25.86% Ananindeua Pará 535,547 471,980 +13.47% Serra Espírito Santo 527,240 409,267 +28.83% Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 517,451 435,564 +18.80% Niterói Rio de Janeiro 515,317 487,562 +5.69% Belford Roxo Rio de Janeiro 513,118 469,332 +9.33% Macapá Amapá 512,902 398,204 +28.80% Campos dos Goytacazes Rio de Janeiro 511,168 463,731 +10.23% Florianópolis Santa Catarina 508,826 421,240 +20.79% Vila Velha Espírito Santo 501,325 414,586 +20.92% Mauá São Paulo 477,552 417,064 +14.50% São João de Meriti Rio de Janeiro 472,906 458,673 +3.10% São José do Rio Preto São Paulo 464,983 408,258 +13.89% Mogi das Cruzes São Paulo 450,785 387,779 +16.25% Betim Minas Gerais 444,784 378,089 +17.64% Santos São Paulo 433,656 419,400 +3.40% Maringá Paraná 430,157 357,077 +20.47% Diadema São Paulo 426,757 386,089 +10.53% Jundiaí São Paulo 423,006 370,126 +14.29% Boa Vista Roraima 419,652 284,313 +47.60% Montes Claros Minas Gerais 413,487 361,915 +14.25% Rio Branco Acre 413,418 336,038 +23.03% Campina Grande Paraíba 411,807 385,213 +6.90% Piracicaba São Paulo 407,252 364,571 +11.71% Carapicuíba São Paulo 403,183 369,584 +9.09% Olinda Pernambuco 393,115 377,779 +4.06% Anápolis Goiás 391,772 334,613 +17.08% Cariacica Espírito Santo 383,917 348,738 +10.09% Bauru São Paulo 379,297 343,937 +10.28% Itaquaquecetuba São Paulo 375,011 321,770 +16.55% São Vicente São Paulo 368,355 332,445 +10.80% Vitória Espírito Santo 365,855 327,801 +11.61% Caruaru Pernambuco 365,278 314,912 +15.99% Caucaia Ceará 365,212 325,441 +12.22% Blumenau Santa Catarina 361,855 309,011 +17.10% Franca São Paulo 355,901 318,640 +11.69% Ponta Grossa Paraná 355,336 311,611 +14.03% Petrolina Pernambuco 354,317 293,962 +20.53% Canoas Rio Grande do Sul 348,208 323,827 +7.53% Pelotas Rio Grande do Sul 343,132 328,275 +4.53% Vitória da Conquista Bahia 341,128 306,866 +11.17% Ribeirão das Neves Minas Gerais 338,197 296,317 +14.13% Uberaba Minas Gerais 337,092 295,988 +13.89% Paulista Pernambuco 334,376 300,466 +11.29% Cascavel Paraná 332,333 286,205 +16.12% Praia Grande São Paulo 330,845 262,051 +26.25% São José dos Pinhais Paraná 329,058 264,210 +24.54% Guarujá São Paulo 322,750 290,752 +11.01% Taubaté São Paulo 317,915 278,686 +14.08% Limeira São Paulo 308,482 276,022 +11.76% Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro 306,678 295,917 +3.64% Santarém Pará 306,480 294,580 +4.04% Palmas Tocantins 306,296 228,332 +34.15% Camaçari Bahia 304,302 242,970 +25.24% Mossoró Rio Grande do Norte 300,618 259,815 +15.70% Suzano São Paulo 300,559 262,480 +14.51% Taboão da Serra São Paulo 293,652 244,528 +20.09% Várzea Grande Mato Grosso 287,526 252,596 +13.83% Sumaré São Paulo 286,211 241,311 +18.61% Santa Maria Rio Grande do Sul 283,677 261,031 +8.68% Gravataí Rio Grande do Sul 283,620 255,660 +10.94% Marabá Pará 283,542 233,669 +21.34% Governador Valadares Minas Gerais 281,046 263,689 +6.58% Barueri São Paulo 276,982 240,749 +15.05% Embu das Artes São Paulo 276,535 223,622 +23.66% Juazeiro do Norte Ceará 276,264 249,939 +10.53% Volta Redonda Rio de Janeiro 273,988 257,803 +6.28% Parnamirim Rio Grande do Norte 267,036 202,456 +31.90% Ipatinga Minas Gerais 265,409 239,468 +10.83% Macaé Rio de Janeiro 261,501 206,728 +26.50% Imperatriz Maranhão 259,337 247,505 +4.78% Foz do Iguaçu Paraná 258,248 256,088 +0.84% Viamão Rio Grande do Sul 256,302 239,384 +7.07% Indaiatuba São Paulo 256,223 201,619 +27.08% São Carlos São Paulo 254,484 221,950 +14.66% Cotia São Paulo 253,608 201,150 +26.08% São José Santa Catarina 250,181 209,804 +19.25% Novo Hamburgo Rio Grande do Sul 247,032 238,940 +3.39% Colombo Paraná 246,540 212,967 +15.76% Magé Rio de Janeiro 246,433 227,322 +8.41% Itaboraí Rio de Janeiro 242,543 218,008 +11.25% Americana São Paulo 242,018 210,638 +14.90% Sete Lagoas Minas Gerais 241,835 214,152 +12.93% Rio Verde Goiás 241,518 176,424 +36.90% Itapevi São Paulo 240,961 200,769 +20.02% Marília São Paulo 240,590 216,745 +11.00% Divinópolis Minas Gerais 240,408 213,016 +12.86% São Leopoldo Rio Grande do Sul 238,648 214,087 +11.47% Araraquara São Paulo 238,339 208,662 +14.22% Rondonópolis Mato Grosso 236,042 195,476 +20.75% Jacareí São Paulo 235,416 211,214 +11.46% Hortolândia São Paulo 234,259 192,692 +21.57% Arapiraca Alagoas 233,047 214,006 +8.90% Cabo Frio Rio de Janeiro 230,378 186,227 +23.71% Presidente Prudente São Paulo 230,371 207,610 +10.96% Maracanaú Ceará 229,458 209,057 +9.76% Dourados Mato Grosso do Sul 225,495 196,035 +15.03% Chapecó Santa Catarina 224,013 183,530 +22.06% Itajaí Santa Catarina 223,112 183,373 +21.67% Santa Luzia Minas Gerais 220,444 202,942 +8.62% Juazeiro Bahia 218,162 197,965 +10.20% Águas Lindas de Goiás Goiás 217,698 159,378 +36.59% Criciúma Santa Catarina 217,311 192,308 +13.00% Itabuna Bahia 213,685 204,667 +4.41% Parauapebas Pará 213,576 153,908 +38.77% Rio Grande Rio Grande do Sul 211,965 197,228 +7.47% Luziânia Goiás 211,508 174,531 +21.19% Alvorada Rio Grande do Sul 211,352 195,673 +8.01% Sobral Ceará 210,711 188,233 +11.94% Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Espírito Santo 210,589 189,889 +10.90% Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco 208,944 185,025 +12.93% Rio Claro São Paulo 208,008 186,253 +11.68% Angra dos Reis Rio de Janeiro 207,044 169,511 +22.14% Passo Fundo Rio Grande do Sul 204,722 184,826 +10.76% Castanhal Pará 203,251 173,149 +17.39% Lauro de Freitas Bahia 201,635 163,449 +23.36% Araçatuba São Paulo 198,129 181,579 +9.11% Ferraz de Vasconcelos São Paulo 196,500 168,306 +16.75% Santa Bárbara d'Oeste São Paulo 194,390 180,009 +7.99% Nova Friburgo Rio de Janeiro 191,158 182,082 +4.98% Nossa Senhora do Socorro Sergipe 185,706 160,827 +15.47% Barra Mansa Rio de Janeiro 184,833 177,813 +3.95% Teresópolis Rio de Janeiro 184,240 163,746 +12.52% Araguaína Tocantins 183,381 150,484 +21.86% Guarapuava Paraná 182,644 167,328 +9.15% Ibirité Minas Gerais 182,153 158,954 +14.59% Jaraguá do Sul Santa Catarina 181,173 143,123 +26.59% São José de Ribamar Maranhão 179,028 163,045 +9.80% Itapecerica da Serra São Paulo 177,662 152,614 +16.41% Francisco Morato São Paulo 177,633 154,472 +14.99% Linhares Espírito Santo 176,688 141,306 +25.04% Mesquita Rio de Janeiro 176,569 168,376 +4.87% Itu São Paulo 175,568 154,147 +13.90% Palhoça Santa Catarina 175,272 137,334 +27.62% Valparaíso de Goiás Goiás 172,135 132,982 +29.44% Bragança Paulista São Paulo 170,533 146,744 +16.21% Timon Maranhão 170,222 155,460 +9.50% Pindamonhangaba São Paulo 170,132 146,995 +15.74% Poços de Caldas Minas Gerais 168,641 152,435 +10.63% Itapetininga São Paulo 165,526 144,377 +14.65% Caxias Maranhão 165,525 155,129 +6.70% Maricá Rio de Janeiro 164,504 127,461 +29.06% Nilópolis Rio de Janeiro 162,693 157,425 +3.35% Teixeira de Freitas Bahia 162,438 138,341 +17.42% São Caetano do Sul São Paulo 161,957 149,263 +8.50% Ilhéus Bahia 159,923 184,236 −13.20% Abaetetuba Pará 159,080 141,100 +12.74% Camaragibe Pernambuco 158,899 144,466 +9.99% Lages Santa Catarina 157,349 156,727 +0.40% Barreiras Bahia 156,975 137,427 +14.22% Franco da Rocha São Paulo 156,492 131,604 +18.91% Paranaguá Paraná 156,174 140,469 +11.18% Jequié Bahia 156,126 151,895 +2.79% Rio das Ostras Rio de Janeiro 155,193 105,676 +46.86% Patos de Minas Minas Gerais 153,585 138,710 +10.72% Parnaíba Piauí 153,482 145,705 +5.34% Mogi Guaçu São Paulo 153,033 137,245 +11.50% Pouso Alegre Minas Gerais 152,549 130,615 +16.79% Alagoinhas Bahia 152,327 141,949 +7.31% Jaú São Paulo 151,881 131,040 +15.90% Queimados Rio de Janeiro 151,335 137,962 +9.69% Porto Seguro Bahia 150,658 126,929 +18.69% Botucatu São Paulo 148,130 127,328 +16.34% Araucária Paraná 146,214 119,123 +22.74% Sinop Mato Grosso 146,005 113,099 +29.09% Balneário Camboriú Santa Catarina 145,796 108,089 +34.89% Atibaia São Paulo 144,088 126,603 +13.81% Toledo Paraná 142,645 119,313 +19.56% Santana de Parnaíba São Paulo 142,301 108,813 +30.78% Sapucaia do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 141,808 130,957 +8.29% Teófilo Otoni Minas Gerais 140,937 134,745 +4.60% Garanhuns Pernambuco 140,577 129,408 +8.63% Vitória de Santo Antão Pernambuco 139,583 129,974 +7.39% Cametá Pará 139,364 120,896 +15.28% Barbacena Minas Gerais 138,204 126,284 +9.44% Brusque Santa Catarina 137,689 105,503 +30.51% Santa Rita Paraíba 137,349 120,310 +14.16% Sabará Minas Gerais 137,125 126,269 +8.60% Varginha Minas Gerais 136,602 123,081 +10.99% Apucarana Paraná 136,234 120,919 +12.67% Simões Filho Bahia 135,783 118,047 +15.02% Araras São Paulo 135,506 118,843 +14.02% Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro 134,819 109,091 +23.58% Araruama Rio de Janeiro 134,293 112,008 +19.90% Campo Largo Paraná 133,865 112,377 +19.12% Marituba Pará 133,685 108,246 +23.50% Pinhais Paraná 133,490 117,008 +14.09% Crato Ceará 133,031 121,428 +9.56% São Mateus Espírito Santo 132,642 109,028 +21.66% Resende Rio de Janeiro 132,312 119,769 +10.47% São Félix do Xingu Pará 132,138 91,340 +44.67% Cubatão São Paulo 131,626 118,720 +10.87% Santa Cruz do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 131,365 118,374 +10.97% Cachoeirinha Rio Grande do Sul 131,240 118,278 +10.96% Valinhos São Paulo 131,210 106,793 +22.86% Itapipoca Ceará 130,539 116,065 +12.47% Maranguape Ceará 130,346 113,561 +14.78% Ji-Paraná Rondônia 130,009 116,610 +11.49% Trindade Goiás 129,823 104,488 +24.25% Vespasiano Minas Gerais 129,765 104,527 +24.14% Conselheiro Lafaiete Minas Gerais 129,606 116,512 +11.24% Bragança Pará 128,914 113,227 +13.85% Sertãozinho São Paulo 127,142 110,074 +15.51% Barcarena Pará 127,027 99,859 +27.21% Uruguaiana Rio Grande do Sul 126,866 125,435 +1.14% Guarapari Espírito Santo 126,701 105,286 +20.34% Jandira São Paulo 126,356 108,344 +16.62% Birigui São Paulo 124,883 108,728 +14.86% Arapongas Paraná 124,810 104,150 +19.84% Ribeirão Pires São Paulo 124,159 113,068 +9.81% Paço do Lumiar Maranhão 123,747 105,121 +17.72% Formosa Goiás 123,684 100,085 +23.58% Votorantim São Paulo 123,599 108,809 +13.59% Colatina Espírito Santo 123,400 111,788 +10.39% Caraguatatuba São Paulo 123,389 100,840 +22.36% Três Lagoas Mato Grosso do Sul 123,281 101,791 +21.11% Codó Maranhão 123,116 118,038 +4.30% Santana Amapá 123,096 101,262 +21.56% Várzea Paulista São Paulo 123,071 107,089 +14.92% Tatuí São Paulo 122,967 107,326 +14.57% Barretos São Paulo 122,833 112,101 +9.57% Itatiba São Paulo 122,581 101,471 +20.80% Guaratinguetá São Paulo 122,505 112,072 +9.31% Catanduva São Paulo 122,497 112,820 +8.58% Bento Gonçalves Rio Grande do Sul 121,803 107,278 +13.54% Bagé Rio Grande do Sul 121,335 116,794 +3.89% Itabira Minas Gerais 120,904 109,783 +10.13% Almirante Tamandaré Paraná 120,041 103,204 +16.31% Salto São Paulo 119,736 105,516 +13.48% Paulo Afonso Bahia 118,516 108,396 +9.34% Senador Canedo Goiás 118,451 84,443 +40.27% Igarassu Pernambuco 118,370 102,021 +16.03% Poá São Paulo 118,349 106,013 +11.64% Araguari Minas Gerais 117,825 109,801 +7.31% Novo Gama Goiás 117,703 95,018 +23.87% Ubá Minas Gerais 116,797 101,519 +15.05% Altamira Pará 115,969 99,075 +17.05% Parintins Amazonas 115,363 102,033 +13.06% Passos Minas Gerais 115,337 106,290 +8.51% Tucuruí Pará 115,144 97,128 +18.55% Piraquara Paraná 114,970 93,207 +23.35% Paragominas Pará 114,503 97,819 +17.06% Eunápolis Bahia 114,396 100,196 +14.17% Ourinhos São Paulo 114,352 103,035 +10.98% São Lourenço da Mata Pernambuco 114,079 102,895 +10.87% Açailândia Maranhão 113,121 104,047 +8.72% Umuarama Paraná 112,500 100,676 +11.74% Corumbá Mato Grosso do Sul 112,058 103,703 +8.06% Paulínia São Paulo 112,003 82,146 +36.35% Catalão Goiás 110,983 86,647 +28.09% Coronel Fabriciano Minas Gerais 110,290 103,694 +6.36% Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Pernambuco 109,897 87,582 +25.48% Ariquemes Rondônia 109,523 90,353 +21.22% Muriaé Minas Gerais 109,392 100,765 +8.56% Tailândia Pará 108,969 79,297 +37.42% Patos Paraíba 108,192 100,674 +7.47% Cambé Paraná 107,341 96,733 +10.97% Araxá Minas Gerais 107,337 93,672 +14.59% Erechim Rio Grande do Sul 106,633 96,087 +10.98% Tubarão Santa Catarina 106,422 97,235 +9.45% São Pedro da Aldeia Rio de Janeiro 106,049 87,875 +20.68% Itumbiara Goiás 105,809 92,883 +13.92% Tangará da Serra Mato Grosso 105,711 83,431 +26.70% Japeri Rio de Janeiro 105,548 95,492 +10.53% Nova Serrana Minas Gerais 105,520 73,699 +43.18% Ituiutaba Minas Gerais 105,255 97,171 +8.32% Lagarto Sergipe 105,221 94,861 +10.92% Assis São Paulo 105,087 95,144 +10.45% Bacabal Maranhão 104,790 100,014 +4.78% Lavras Minas Gerais 104,783 92,200 +13.65% Leme São Paulo 104,346 91,756 +13.72% Itaperuna Rio de Janeiro 103,800 95,841 +8.30% São Gonçalo do Amarante Rio Grande do Norte 103,672 87,668 +18.26% Breves Pará 103,497 92,860 +11.45% Itanhaém São Paulo 103,102 87,057 +18.43% Aracruz Espírito Santo 103,101 81,832 +25.99% Iguatu Ceará 103,074 96,495 +6.82% Caieiras São Paulo 102,775 86,529 +18.78% Itacoatiara Amazonas 102,701 86,839 +18.27% Santo Antônio de Jesus Bahia 102,380 90,985 +12.52% Vilhena Rondônia 102,211 76,202 +34.13% Jataí Goiás 102,065 88,006 +15.98% Fazenda Rio Grande Paraná 102,004 81,675 +24.89% Mairiporã São Paulo 101,937 80,956 +25.92% Itaituba Pará 101,395 97,493 +4.00% Barra do Piraí Rio de Janeiro 100,764 94,778 +6.32% Abreu e Lima Pernambuco 100,346 94,429 +6.27%

Brazil's population, as recorded by the 2010 census, was of 190,755,799 inhabitants (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	81
MG	33
RJ	30
PR	21
RS	19
PA	18
BA	17
GO, PE	14
SC	13
ES	10
CE, MA	9
MT	5
MS, PB, RN, RO	4
AM, SE	3
AL, AP, PI, TO	2
AC, DF, RR	1

Largest metropolitan areas

Main article: List of metropolitan areas in Brazil

See also

• Municipalities of Brazil
• List of municipalities of Brazil
• List of largest cities in Brazil by state
• List of metropolitan areas in the Americas
• Largest cities in the Americas
• Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics