List of municipalities in Brazil by population
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 developed environment. Its most populous city is São Paulo .
The country currently has 5,571 cities, with 5,569 municipalities plus the capital (Brasília ) and the Island of Fernando de Noronha .[ 3]
With two exceptions, the state capitals are all the largest cities in their respective states: Florianópolis , the capital of Santa Catarina is its second-largest city after Joinville , while Vitória is only the fourth-largest city in Espírito Santo , although it is located in that state's largest metropolitan area .
Most populous cities in Brazil
São Paulo , the second most populous city outside Asia
Rio de Janeiro , the second most populous city 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.
State capital
State's largest city
State capital and largest city
Federal capital
São Paulo
São Paulo
11,904,961 11,451,245 +3.96%
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
6,730,729 6,211,423 +8.36%
Brasília
Distrito Federal
2,996,899 2,817,068 +6.38%
Fortaleza
Ceará
2,578,483 2,428,678 +6.17%
Salvador
Bahia
2,564,204 2,418,005 +6.05%
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
2,415,872 2,315,560 +4.33%
Manaus
Amazonas
2,303,732 2,063,547 +11.64%
Curitiba
Paraná
1,830,795 1,773,733 +3.22%
Recife
Pernambuco
1,588,376 1,488,920 +6.68%
Goiânia
Goiás
1,503,256 1,437,237 +4.59%
Belém
Pará
1,397,315 1,303,389 +7.21%
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul
1,388,794 1,332,570 +4.22%
Guarulhos
São Paulo
1,349,100 1,291,784 +4.44%
Campinas
São Paulo
1,187,974 1,138,309 +4.36%
São Luís
Maranhão
1,089,215 1,037,775 +4.96%
Maceió
Alagoas
994,952 957,916 +3.87%
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
962,883 897,938 +7.23%
São Gonçalo
Rio de Janeiro
960,196 896,744 +7.08%
Teresina
Piauí
905,692 866,300 +4.55%
João Pessoa
Paraíba
897,633 833,932 +7.64%
Duque de Caxias
Rio de Janeiro
866,225 808,152 +7.19%
Nova Iguaçu
Rio de Janeiro
843,220 785,882 +7.30%
São Bernardo do Campo
São Paulo
841,154 810,729 +3.75%
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
784,249 751,300 +4.39%
Santo André
São Paulo
782,048 748,919 +4.42%
Sorocaba
São Paulo
762,172 723,574 +5.33%
Uberlândia
Minas Gerais
761,835 713,232 +6.81%
Osasco
São Paulo
759,524 743,432 +2.16%
Ribeirão Preto
São Paulo
731,639 698,259 +4.78%
São José dos Campos
São Paulo
727,078 697,428 +4.25%
Cuiabá
Mato Grosso
691,875 650,912 +6.29%
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Pernambuco
684,293 643,759 +6.30%
Joinville
Santa Catarina
664,541 616,323 +7.82%
Feira de Santana
Bahia
660,806 616,279 +7.23%
Contagem
Minas Gerais
651,718 621,865 +4.80%
Aracaju
Sergipe
630,932 602,757 +4.67%
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
587,486 537,213 +9.36%
Londrina
Paraná
581,382 555,937 +4.58%
Serra
Espírito Santo
579,720 520,649 +11.35%
Juiz de Fora
Minas Gerais
567,730 540,756 +4.99%
Aparecida de Goiânia
Goiás
556,021 527,550 +5.40%
Campos dos Goytacazes
Rio de Janeiro
519,259 483,551 +7.38%
Belford Roxo
Rio de Janeiro
518,384 483,087 +7.31%
Porto Velho
Rondônia
517,709 460,413 +12.44%
Niterói
Rio de Janeiro
516,787 481,758 +7.27%
Ananindeua
Pará
509,227 478,778 +6.36%
Vila Velha
Espírito Santo
506,779 467,722 +8.35%
São José do Rio Preto
São Paulo
504,166 480,439 +4.94%
Macapá
Amapá
489,676 442,933 +10.55%
Boa Vista
Roraima
485,477 413,486 +17.41%
Caxias do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
479,599 463,338 +3.51%
Mogi das Cruzes
São Paulo
470,302 449,955 +4.52%
São João de Meriti
Rio de Janeiro
466,503 440,962 +5.79%
Jundiaí
São Paulo
463,039 443,116 +4.50%
Campina Grande
Paraíba
443,911 419,379 +5.85%
Piracicaba
São Paulo
440,835 423,323 +4.14%
Montes Claros
Minas Gerais
437,601 414,240 +5.64%
Betim
Minas Gerais
431,433 411,859 +4.75%
Maringá
Paraná
429,660 409,657 +4.88%
Santos
São Paulo
429,547 418,608 +2.61%
Mauá
São Paulo
429,014 418,261 +2.57%
Anápolis
Goiás
420,300 398,817 +5.39%
Petrolina
Pernambuco
418,444 386,786 +8.18%
Caruaru
Pernambuco
405,408 378,052 +7.24%
Diadema
São Paulo
403,579 393,237 +2.63%
Carapicuíba
São Paulo
398,236 387,121 +2.87%
Vitória da Conquista
Bahia
396,613 370,868 +6.94%
Bauru
São Paulo
392,947 379,146 +3.64%
Rio Branco
Acre
389,001 364,756 +6.65%
Blumenau
Santa Catarina
385,558 361,261 +6.73%
Itaquaquecetuba
São Paulo
382,983 369,275 +3.71%
Caucaia
Ceará
378,406 355,679 +6.39%
Cariacica
Espírito Santo
376,200 353,510 +6.42%
Ponta Grossa
Paraná
375,632 358,367 +4.82%
Praia Grande
São Paulo
368,539 349,935 +5.32%
Cascavel
Paraná
368,195 348,051 +5.79%
Franca
São Paulo
365,494 352,537 +3.68%
Paulista
Pernambuco
365,144 342,167 +6.72%
Olinda
Pernambuco
364,717 349,976 +4.21%
Santarém
Pará
360,871 331,937 +8.72%
Canoas
Rio Grande do Sul
359,840 347,657 +3.50%
Uberaba
Minas Gerais
356,781 337,846 +5.60%
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
349,880 329,222 +6.27%
Ribeirão das Neves
Minas Gerais
346,971 329,794 +5.21%
Vitória
Espírito Santo
343,378 322,869 +6.35%
São Vicente
São Paulo
338,326 329,844 +2.57%
Pelotas
Rio Grande do Sul
336,150 325,689 +3.21%
Barueri
São Paulo
333,737 316,473 +5.46%
Palmas
Tocantins
328,499 302,692 +8.53%
Taubaté
São Paulo
322,397 310,739 +3.75%
Camaçari
Bahia
321,636 299,579 +7.36%
Suzano
São Paulo
320,261 307,364 +4.20%
Várzea Grande
Mato Grosso
318,922 299,472 +6.49%
Parauapebas
Pará
305,771 266,424 +14.77%
Juazeiro do Norte
Ceará
305,531 286,120 +6.78%
Limeira
São Paulo
301,292 291,869 +3.23%
Foz do Iguaçu
Paraná
297,352 285,415 +4.18%
São José
Santa Catarina
295,658 270,295 +9.38%
Petrópolis
Rio de Janeiro
294,926 278,881 +5.75%
Guarujá
São Paulo
294,871 287,634 +2.52%
Itajaí
Santa Catarina
294,850 264,054 +11.66%
Sumaré
São Paulo
291,116 279,546 +4.14%
Marabá
Pará
290,975 266,536 +9.17%
Cotia
São Paulo
289,493 273,640 +5.79%
Imperatriz
Maranhão
285,806 273,110 +4.65%
Taboão da Serra
São Paulo
285,307 273,542 +4.30%
Chapecó
Santa Catarina
282,648 254,781 +10.94%
Santa Maria
Rio Grande do Sul
282,395 271,633 +3.96%
Volta Redonda
Rio de Janeiro
279,971 261,584 +7.03%
Mossoró
Rio Grande do Norte
278,587 264,577 +5.30%
Gravataí
Rio Grande do Sul
275,430 265,070 +3.91%
Parnamirim
Rio Grande do Norte
271,713 252,716 +7.52%
Indaiatuba
São Paulo
269,657 255,739 +5.44%
Governador Valadares
Minas Gerais
266,561 257,172 +3.65%
São Carlos
São Paulo
266,427 254,822 +4.55%
Macaé
Rio de Janeiro
264,439 246,391 +7.32%
Dourados
Mato Grosso do Sul
264,017 243,368 +8.48%
Rondonópolis
Mato Grosso
263,708 244,897 +7.68%
Embu das Artes
São Paulo
259,788 250,720 +3.62%
São José de Ribamar
Maranhão
259,164 244,579 +5.96%
Juazeiro
Bahia
256,122 235,816 +8.61%
Araraquara
São Paulo
253,474 242,228 +4.64%
Palhoça
Santa Catarina
253,469 222,598 +13.87%
Maracanaú
Ceará
251,613 234,392 +7.35%
Jacareí
São Paulo
250,952 240,275 +4.44%
Hortolândia
São Paulo
248,842 236,641 +5.16%
Americana
São Paulo
247,571 237,247 +4.35%
Marília
São Paulo
247,348 237,629 +4.09%
Águas Lindas de Goiás
Goiás
245,352 225,671 +8.72%
Magé
Rio de Janeiro
244,142 228,127 +7.02%
Arapiraca
Alagoas
243,906 234,696 +3.92%
Divinópolis
Minas Gerais
243,583 231,091 +5.41%
Itapevi
São Paulo
242,995 232,513 +4.51%
Colombo
Paraná
241,672 232,056 +4.14%
Rio Verde
Goiás
241,494 225,696 +7.00%
Itaboraí
Rio de Janeiro
240,127 224,267 +7.07%
Sete Lagoas
Minas Gerais
238,909 227,360 +5.08%
Cabo Frio
Rio de Janeiro
238,438 221,987 +7.41%
Novo Hamburgo
Rio Grande do Sul
235,802 227,732 +3.54%
Ipatinga
Minas Gerais
235,311 227,731 +3.33%
Presidente Prudente
São Paulo
234,706 225,668 +4.00%
Viamão
Rio Grande do Sul
231,996 224,116 +3.52%
Santa Luzia
Minas Gerais
230,382 218,805 +5.29%
Criciúma
Santa Catarina
227,438 214,493 +6.04%
São Leopoldo
Rio Grande do Sul
225,737 217,410 +3.83%
Sinop
Mato Grosso
223,780 196,067 +14.13%
Luziânia
Goiás
221,262 208,725 +6.01%
Lauro de Freitas
Bahia
219,564 203,334 +7.98%
Valparaíso de Goiás
Goiás
218,416 198,861 +9.83%
Cabo de Santo Agostinho
Pernambuco
218,049 203,216 +7.30%
Sobral
Ceará
216,519 203,023 +6.65%
Passo Fundo
Rio Grande do Sul
214,811 206,224 +4.16%
Maricá
Rio de Janeiro
212,470 197,300 +7.69%
Rio Claro
São Paulo
210,323 201,418 +4.42%
Castanhal
Pará
209,126 192,262 +8.77%
Araçatuba
São Paulo
208,415 200,124 +4.14%
Nossa Senhora do Socorro
Sergipe
204,081 192,330 +6.11%
Nova Friburgo
Rio de Janeiro
203,417 189,937 +7.10%
Jaraguá do Sul
Santa Catarina
199,519 182,660 +9.23%
Rio Grande
Rio Grande do Sul
198,935 191,900 +3.67%
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
Espírito Santo
198,342 185,784 +6.76%
Itabuna
Bahia
196,344 186,708 +5.16%
Alvorada
Rio Grande do Sul
194,062 187,315 +3.60%
Guarapuava
Paraná
189,630 182,093 +4.14%
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste
São Paulo
189,456 183,347 +3.33%
Ilhéus
Bahia
189,149 178,703 +5.85%
Ferraz de Vasconcelos
São Paulo
186,479 179,205 +4.06%
Bragança Paulista
São Paulo
185,688 176,811 +5.02%
Linhares
Espírito Santo
183,797 166,786 +10.20%
Araguaína
Tocantins
183,024 171,301 +6.84%
Timon
Maranhão
182,711 174,465 +4.73%
Porto Seguro
Bahia
182,630 167,955 +8.74%
Barra Mansa
Rio de Janeiro
181,679 169,899 +6.93%
Ibirité
Minas Gerais
179,582 170,387 +5.40%
Angra dos Reis
Rio de Janeiro
179,142 167,418 +7.00%
Mesquita
Rio de Janeiro
178,830 167,128 +7.00%
Teresópolis
Rio de Janeiro
176,735 165,123 +7.03%
Itu
São Paulo
175,047 168,240 +4.05%
Senador Canedo
Goiás
175,042 155,635 +12.47%
São Caetano do Sul
São Paulo
172,693 165,655 +4.25%
Pindamonhangaba
São Paulo
172,681 165,428 +4.38%
Lages
Santa Catarina
172,458 164,981 +4.53%
Abaetetuba
Pará
172,344 158,188 +8.95%
Poços de Caldas
Minas Gerais
172,339 163,742 +5.25%
Barreiras
Bahia
171,634 159,743 +7.44%
Francisco Morato
São Paulo
171,476 165,139 +3.84%
Parnaíba
Piauí
170,491 162,159 +5.14%
Jequié
Bahia
169,201 158,812 +6.54%
Patos de Minas
Minas Gerais
169,173 159,235 +6.24%
Rio das Ostras
Rio de Janeiro
168,455 156,491 +7.65%
Atibaia
São Paulo
167,161 158,640 +5.37%
Fazenda Rio Grande
Paraná
165,943 148,873 +11.47%
Itapetininga
São Paulo
164,256 157,790 +4.10%
Santana de Parnaíba
São Paulo
163,787 154,105 +6.28%
Caxias
Maranhão
163,546 156,970 +4.19%
Itapecerica da Serra
São Paulo
163,003 158,522 +2.83%
Araucária
Paraná
162,247 151,666 +6.98%
Pouso Alegre
Minas Gerais
162,133 152,212 +6.52%
Alagoinhas
Bahia
161,196 151,065 +6.71%
Santa Rita
Paraíba
160,852 149,910 +7.30%
Toledo
Paraná
160,701 150,470 +6.80%
Mogi Guaçu
São Paulo
160,318 153,661 +4.33%
Camaragibe
Pernambuco
156,112 147,771 +5.64%
Nilópolis
Rio de Janeiro
155,500 146,774 +5.95%
Brusque
Santa Catarina
155,307 141,385 +9.85%
Teixeira de Freitas
Bahia
153,738 145,223 +5.86%
Trindade
Goiás
153,560 142,431 +7.81%
Paço do Lumiar
Maranhão
153,158 145,643 +5.16%
Garanhuns
Pernambuco
151,803 142,506 +6.52%
Balneário Camboriú
Santa Catarina
151,674 139,155 +9.00%
Botucatu
São Paulo
151,053 145,155 +4.06%
Franco da Rocha
São Paulo
150,241 144,849 +3.72%
Paranaguá
Paraná
150,104 145,829 +2.93%
Queimados
Rio de Janeiro
149,135 140,523 +6.13%
Cametá
Pará
144,859 134,184 +7.96%
Campo Largo
Paraná
144,504 136,327 +6.00%
Vitória de Santo Antão
Pernambuco
144,243 134,110 +7.56%
Varginha
Minas Gerais
143,676 136,467 +5.28%
Três Lagoas
Mato Grosso do Sul
143,523 132,152 +8.60%
Teófilo Otoni
Minas Gerais
142,851 137,418 +3.95%
Caraguatatuba
São Paulo
142,248 134,875 +5.47%
Cachoeirinha
Rio Grande do Sul
141,503 136,258 +3.85%
Salto
São Paulo
141,111 134,319 +5.06%
Ji-Paraná
Rondônia
140,101 124,333 +12.68%
Barcarena
Pará
139,076 126,650 +9.81%
Crato
Ceará
139,027 131,050 +6.09%
Itapipoca
Ceará
138,978 131,123 +5.99%
Conselheiro Lafaiete
Minas Gerais
138,946 131,621 +5.57%
Altamira
Pará
138,749 126,279 +9.87%
Vespasiano
Minas Gerais
138,583 129,246 +7.22%
Santa Cruz do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
138,270 133,230 +3.78%
Araruama
Rio de Janeiro
137,906 129,669 +6.35%
Resende
Rio de Janeiro
137,697 129,612 +6.24%
Jaú
São Paulo
137,409 133,497 +2.93%
Sapucaia do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
136,572 132,107 +3.38%
Guarapari
Espírito Santo
136,311 124,656 +9.35%
Araras
São Paulo
135,744 130,866 +3.73%
Itaituba
Pará
135,369 123,312 +9.78%
Apucarana
Paraná
134,910 130,134 +3.67%
Sabará
Minas Gerais
134,576 129,372 +4.02%
São Mateus
Espírito Santo
134,423 123,750 +8.62%
Votorantim
São Paulo
133,510 127,923 +4.37%
Bragança
Pará
132,489 123,082 +7.64%
Valinhos
São Paulo
132,258 126,325 +4.70%
Sertãozinho
São Paulo
132,176 126,887 +4.17%
Pinhais
Paraná
131,255 127,019 +3.33%
Barbacena
Minas Gerais
129,695 125,317 +3.49%
Colatina
Espírito Santo
129,301 120,033 +7.72%
Tatuí
São Paulo
129,130 123,942 +4.19%
Sarandi
Paraná
128,106 118,455 +8.15%
Bento Gonçalves
Rio Grande do Sul
127,977 123,151 +3.92%
Piraquara
Paraná
127,433 118,730 +7.33%
Itatiba
São Paulo
127,112 122,424 +3.83%
Barretos
São Paulo
126,957 122,485 +3.65%
Almirante Tamandaré
Paraná
125,861 119,825 +5.04%
Arapongas
Paraná
124,838 119,138 +4.78%
Sorriso
Mato Grosso
124,665 110,635 +12.68%
São Gonçalo do Amarante
Rio Grande do Norte
124,495 115,838 +7.47%
Itaguaí
Rio de Janeiro
124,021 116,841 +6.15%
Araguari
Minas Gerais
123,432 117,808 +4.77%
Birigui
São Paulo
123,340 118,979 +3.67%
Umuarama
Paraná
123,059 117,095 +5.09%
Igarassu
Pernambuco
123,017 115,196 +6.79%
Catalão
Goiás
122,760 114,427 +7.28%
Bagé
Rio Grande do Sul
121,928 117,938 +3.38%
Guaratinguetá
São Paulo
121,916 118,044 +3.28%
Formosa
Goiás
121,559 115,669 +5.09%
Jandira
São Paulo
121,550 118,045 +2.97%
Eunápolis
Bahia
121,067 113,709 +6.47%
Nova Lima
Minas Gerais
120,959 111,697 +8.29%
Uruguaiana
Rio Grande do Sul
120,819 117,210 +3.08%
Simões Filho
Bahia
120,419 114,441 +5.22%
Várzea Paulista
São Paulo
119,655 115,771 +3.35%
Marituba
Pará
119,437 111,785 +6.85%
Paulo Afonso
Bahia
119,418 112,870 +5.80%
Catanduva
São Paulo
119,275 115,785 +3.01%
Ribeirão Pires
São Paulo
118,954 115,559 +2.94%
Santana
Amapá
118,803 107,373 +10.65%
Araxá
Minas Gerais
118,786 111,691 +6.35%
Itanhaém
São Paulo
118,495 112,476 +5.35%
Luís Eduardo Magalhães
Bahia
118,382 107,909 +9.71%
Codó
Maranhão
118,283 114,269 +3.51%
São Lourenço da Mata
Pernambuco
118,258 111,243 +6.31%
Itabira
Minas Gerais
118,053 113,343 +4.16%
Camboriú
Santa Catarina
117,324 103,074 +13.83%
Passos
Minas Gerais
116,951 111,939 +4.48%
Tubarão
Santa Catarina
116,725 110,088 +6.03%
Paulínia
São Paulo
116,674 110,537 +5.55%
Breves
Pará
116,058 106,968 +8.50%
Cubatão
São Paulo
114,870 112,471 +2.13%
Nova Serrana
Minas Gerais
114,791 105,552 +8.75%
Tangará da Serra
Mato Grosso
114,603 106,434 +7.68%
Itacoatiara
Amazonas
113,917 103,598 +9.96%
Paragominas
Pará
113,498 105,538 +7.54%
Itumbiara
Goiás
113,322 107,970 +4.96%
Planaltina
Goiás
112,304 105,031 +6.92%
Manacapuru
Amazonas
111,751 101,883 +9.69%
Jataí
Goiás
111,634 105,729 +5.59%
Cambé
Paraná
110,923 107,208 +3.47%
Lavras
Minas Gerais
110,682 104,761 +5.65%
São Pedro da Aldeia
Rio de Janeiro
110,677 104,029 +6.39%
Açailândia
Maranhão
110,611 106,550 +3.81%
Santo Antônio de Jesus
Bahia
109,791 103,055 +6.54%
Vilhena
Rondônia
109,651 95,832 +14.42%
Erechim
Rio Grande do Sul
109,609 105,705 +3.69%
Itabaiana
Sergipe
109,250 103,439 +5.62%
Ariquemes
Rondônia
109,170 96,833 +12.74%
Coronel Fabriciano
Minas Gerais
108,708 104,736 +3.79%
Maranguape
Ceará
108,622 105,093 +3.36%
Muriaé
Minas Gerais
108,447 104,108 +4.17%
Patos
Paraíba
108,104 103,165 +4.79%
Bacabal
Maranhão
107,755 103,711 +3.90%
Novo Gama
Goiás
107,663 103,804 +3.72%
Ubá
Minas Gerais
107,423 103,365 +3.93%
Itaperuna
Rio de Janeiro
107,297 101,041 +6.19%
Ourinhos
São Paulo
106,911 103,970 +2.83%
Caldas Novas
Goiás
106,820 98,622 +8.31%
Ituiutaba
Minas Gerais
106,775 102,217 +4.46%
Ipojuca
Pernambuco
106,539 98,932 +7.69%
Poá
São Paulo
106,355 103,765 +2.50%
Balsas
Maranhão
105,974 101,616 +4.29%
Lagarto
Sergipe
105,957 101,579 +4.31%
Assis
São Paulo
104,858 101,409 +3.40%
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
Pernambuco
104,854 98,254 +6.72%
Abreu e Lima
Pernambuco
104,248 98,462 +5.88%
Campo Mourão
Paraná
104,122 99,432 +4.72%
Aracruz
Espírito Santo
103,363 94,765 +9.07%
Itaúna
Minas Gerais
103,272 97,669 +5.74%
Pará de Minas
Minas Gerais
102,844 97,139 +5.87%
Iguatu
Ceará
102,588 98,064 +4.61%
Francisco Beltrão
Paraná
102,312 96,666 +5.84%
Japeri
Rio de Janeiro
102,171 96,289 +6.11%
Parintins
Amazonas
101,855 96,372 +5.69%
Cidade Ocidental
Goiás
101,570 91,767 +10.68%
Leme
São Paulo
101,537 98,161 +3.44%
São Cristóvão
Sergipe
101,213 95,612 +5.86%
Votuporanga
São Paulo
100,568 96,634 +4.07%
Caçapava
São Paulo
100,071 96,202 +4.02%
Distribution
State
Number of cities over 100,000 inhabitants
São Paulo
81
Minas Gerais
36
Rio de Janeiro
29
Paraná
24
Rio Grande do Sul
19
Bahia
18
Goiás
17
Pará , Pernambuco
15
Santa Catarina
14
Espírito Santo , Maranhão
10
Ceará
9
Mato Grosso
6
Sergipe
5
Amazonas , Paraíba , Rio Grande do Norte , Rondônia
4
Mato Grosso do Sul
3
Alagoas , Amapá , Piauí , Tocantins
2
Acre , Distrito Federal , Roraima
1