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.
Nowadays, the country has 5,570 cities, with 5,568 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.
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.
City | State | 2022 Census | 2010 Census | Change |
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São Paulo | São Paulo | 11,451,245 | 11,253,503 | +1.76% |
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 6,211,423 | 6,320,446 | −1.72% |
Brasília | Distrito Federal | 2,817,068 | 2,572,159 | +9.52% |
Fortaleza | Ceará | 2,428,678 | 2,459,712 | −1.26% |
Salvador | Bahia | 2,418,005 | 2,675,656 | −9.63% |
Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | 2,315,560 | 2,375,609 | −2.53% |
Manaus | Amazonas | 2,063,547 | 1,802,014 | +14.51% |
Curitiba | Paraná | 1,773,733 | 1,751,907 | +1.25% |
Recife | Pernambuco | 1,488,920 | 1,537,704 | −3.17% |
Goiânia | Goiás | 1,437,237 | 1,301,912 | +10.39% |
Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | 1,332,570 | 1,409,351 | −5.45% |
Belém | Pará | 1,303,389 | 1,393,399 | −6.46% |
Guarulhos | São Paulo | 1,291,784 | 1,221,979 | +5.71% |
Campinas | São Paulo | 1,138,309 | 1,081,862 | +5.22% |
São Luís | Maranhão | 1,037,775 | 1,015,329 | +2.21% |
Maceió | Alagoas | 957,916 | 932,642 | +2.71% |
Campo Grande | Mato Grosso do Sul | 897,938 | 786,774 | +14.13% |
São Gonçalo | Rio de Janeiro | 896,744 | 999,728 | −10.30% |
Teresina | Piauí | 866,300 | 814,230 | +6.39% |
João Pessoa | Paraíba | 833,932 | 723,515 | +15.26% |
São Bernardo do Campo | São Paulo | 810,729 | 765,463 | +5.91% |
Duque de Caxias | Rio de Janeiro | 808,152 | 855,088 | −5.49% |
Nova Iguaçu | Rio de Janeiro | 785,882 | 785,102 | +0.10% |
Natal | Rio Grande do Norte | 751,300 | 803,739 | −6.52% |
Santo André | São Paulo | 748,919 | 676,407 | +10.72% |
Osasco | São Paulo | 743,432 | 666,740 | +11.50% |
Sorocaba | São Paulo | 723,574 | 586,816 | +23.31% |
Uberlândia | Minas Gerais | 713,232 | 604,013 | +18.08% |
Ribeirão Preto | São Paulo | 698,259 | 604,682 | +15.48% |
São José dos Campos | São Paulo | 697,428 | 629,921 | +10.72% |
Cuiabá | Mato Grosso | 650,912 | 553,202 | +17.66% |
Jaboatão dos Guararapes | Pernambuco | 643,759 | 644,620 | −0.13% |
Contagem | Minas Gerais | 621,865 | 602,986 | +3.13% |
Joinville | Santa Catarina | 616,323 | 515,288 | +19.61% |
Feira de Santana | Bahia | 616,279 | 556,588 | +10.72% |
Aracaju | Sergipe | 602,757 | 571,149 | +5.53% |
Londrina | Paraná | 555,937 | 506,447 | +9.77% |
Juiz de Fora | Minas Gerais | 540,756 | 516,247 | +4.75% |
Florianópolis | Santa Catarina | 537,213 | 421,240 | +27.53% |
Aparecida de Goiânia | Goiás | 527,550 | 455,735 | +15.76% |
Serra | Espírito Santo | 520,649 | 417,330 | +24.76% |
Campos dos Goytacazes | Rio de Janeiro | 483,551 | 464,066 | +4.20% |
Belford Roxo | Rio de Janeiro | 483,087 | 480,487 | +0.54% |
Niterói | Rio de Janeiro | 481,758 | 487,562 | −1.19% |
São José do Rio Preto | São Paulo | 480,439 | 408,258 | +17.68% |
Ananindeua | Pará | 478,778 | 471,980 | +1.44% |
Vila Velha | Espírito Santo | 467,722 | 414,586 | +12.82% |
Caxias do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul | 463,338 | 435,551 | +6.38% |
Porto Velho | Rondônia | 460,413 | 428,527 | +7.44% |
Mogi das Cruzes | São Paulo | 449,955 | 387,779 | +16.03% |
Jundiaí | São Paulo | 443,116 | 370,126 | +19.72% |
Macapá | Amapá | 442,933 | 398,204 | +11.23% |
São João de Meriti | Rio de Janeiro | 440,962 | 458,673 | −3.86% |
Piracicaba | São Paulo | 423,323 | 364,571 | +16.12% |
Campina Grande | Paraíba | 419,379 | 384,737 | +9.00% |
Santos | São Paulo | 418,608 | 419,400 | −0.19% |
Mauá | São Paulo | 418,261 | 416,778 | +0.36% |
Montes Claros | Minas Gerais | 414,240 | 362,148 | +14.38% |
Boa Vista | Roraima | 413,486 | 284,313 | +45.43% |
Betim | Minas Gerais | 411,859 | 379,138 | +8.63% |
Maringá | Paraná | 409,657 | 355,432 | +15.26% |
Anápolis | Goiás | 398,817 | 334,623 | +19.18% |
Diadema | São Paulo | 393,237 | 386,089 | +1.85% |
Carapicuíba | São Paulo | 387,121 | 369,584 | +4.75% |
Caruaru | Pernambuco | 387,552 | 314,254 | +23.32% |
Petrolina | Pernambuco | 386,791 | 293,962 | +31.58% |
Bauru | São Paulo | 379,146 | 343,937 | +10.24% |
Vitória da Conquista | Bahia | 370,868 | 306,014 | +21.19% |
Itaquaquecetuba | São Paulo | 369,275 | 321,770 | +14.76% |
Rio Branco | Acre | 364,756 | 336,038 | +8.55% |
Blumenau | Santa Catarina | 361,261 | 308,943 | +16.93% |
Ponta Grossa | Paraná | 358,367 | 311,601 | +15.01% |
Caucaia | Ceará | 355,679 | 319,637 | +11.28% |
Cariacica | Espírito Santo | 353,510 | 348,738 | +1.37% |
Franca | São Paulo | 352,537 | 318,640 | +10.64% |
Olinda | Pernambuco | 349,976 | 377,779 | −7.36% |
Praia Grande | São Paulo | 349,935 | 262,051 | +33.54% |
Cascavel | Paraná | 348,051 | 286,177 | +21.62% |
Canoas | Rio Grande do Sul | 347,657 | 323,827 | +7.36% |
Paulista | Pernambuco | 342,167 | 300,466 | +13.88% |
Uberaba | Minas Gerais | 337,846 | 295,988 | +14.14% |
Santarém | Pará | 331,937 | 279,805 | +18.63% |
São Vicente | São Paulo | 329,844 | 332,445 | −0.78% |
Ribeirão das Neves | Minas Gerais | 329,794 | 296,736 | +11.14% |
São José dos Pinhais | Paraná | 329,222 | 264,210 | +24.61% |
Pelotas | Rio Grande do Sul | 325,689 | 328,275 | −0.79% |
Vitória | Espírito Santo | 322,869 | 319,738 | +0.98% |
Barueri | São Paulo | 316,473 | 240,749 | +31.45% |
Taubaté | São Paulo | 310,739 | 278,686 | +11.50% |
Suzano | São Paulo | 307,364 | 262,480 | +17.10% |
Palmas | Tocantins | 302,692 | 228,332 | +32.57% |
Camaçari | Bahia | 299,579 | 242,970 | +23.30% |
Várzea Grande | Mato Grosso | 299,472 | 252,361 | +18.67% |
Limeira | São Paulo | 291,869 | 276,022 | +5.74% |
Guarujá | São Paulo | 287,634 | 290,752 | −1.07% |
Juazeiro do Norte | Ceará | 286,120 | 250,095 | +14.40% |
Foz do Iguaçu | Paraná | 285,415 | 256,088 | +11.45% |
Sumaré | São Paulo | 279,546 | 239,562 | +16.69% |
Petrópolis | Rio de Janeiro | 278,881 | 295,774 | −5.71% |
Cotia | São Paulo | 273,640 | 201,150 | +36.04% |
Taboão da Serra | São Paulo | 273,542 | 244,528 | +11.87% |
Imperatriz | Maranhão | 273,110 | 247,505 | +10.35% |
Santa Maria | Rio Grande do Sul | 271,633 | 261,032 | +4.06% |
São José | Santa Catarina | 270,295 | 209,804 | +28.83% |
Marabá | Pará | 266,536 | 233,669 | +14.07% |
Parauapebas | Pará | 266,424 | 153,908 | +73.11% |
Gravataí | Rio Grande do Sul | 265,070 | 255,723 | +3.66% |
Mossoró | Rio Grande do Norte | 264,577 | 259,815 | +1.83% |
Itajaí | Santa Catarina | 264,054 | 183,373 | +44.00% |
Volta Redonda | Rio de Janeiro | 261,584 | 258,669 | +1.13% |
Governador Valadares | Minas Gerais | 257,172 | 263,689 | −2.47% |
Indaiatuba | São Paulo | 255,739 | 201,619 | +26.84% |
São Carlos | São Paulo | 254,822 | 221,950 | +14.81% |
Chapecó | Santa Catarina | 254,781 | 183,548 | +38.81% |
Parnamirim | Rio Grande do Norte | 252,716 | 202,456 | +24.83% |
Embu das Artes | São Paulo | 250,720 | 240,230 | +4.37% |
Macaé | Rio de Janeiro | 246,391 | 206,753 | +19.17% |
Rondonópolis | Mato Grosso | 244,897 | 195,586 | +25.21% |
São José de Ribamar | Maranhão | 244,579 | 161,937 | +51.03% |
Dourados | Mato Grosso do Sul | 243,368 | 195,495 | +24.49% |
Araraquara | São Paulo | 242,228 | 208,662 | +16.09% |
Jacareí | São Paulo | 240,275 | 211,214 | +13.76% |
Marília | São Paulo | 237,629 | 216,745 | +9.64% |
Americana | São Paulo | 237,247 | 210,638 | +12.63% |
Hortolândia | São Paulo | 236,641 | 192,692 | +22.81% |
Juazeiro | Bahia | 235,816 | 198,241 | +18.95% |
Arapiraca | Alagoas | 234,696 | 213,671 | +9.84% |
Maracanaú | Ceará | 234,392 | 209,098 | +12.10% |
Itapevi | São Paulo | 232,513 | 200,769 | +15.81% |
Colombo | Paraná | 232,056 | 212,994 | +8.95% |
Divinópolis | Minas Gerais | 231,091 | 213,016 | +8.49% |
Magé | Rio de Janeiro | 228,127 | 227,667 | +0.20% |
Novo Hamburgo | Rio Grande do Sul | 227,732 | 238,940 | −4.69% |
Ipatinga | Minas Gerais | 227,731 | 239,468 | −4.90% |
Sete Lagoas | Minas Gerais | 227,360 | 214,221 | +6.13% |
Rio Verde | Goiás | 225,696 | 176,424 | +27.93% |
Águas Lindas de Goiás | Goiás | 225,671 | 159,386 | +41.59% |
Presidente Prudente | São Paulo | 225,668 | 207,610 | +8.70% |
Itaboraí | Rio de Janeiro | 224,267 | 217,790 | +2.97% |
Viamão | Rio Grande do Sul | 224,116 | 239,384 | −6.38% |
Palhoça | Santa Catarina | 222,598 | 137,334 | +62.09% |
Cabo Frio | Rio de Janeiro | 221,987 | 186,264 | +19.18% |
Santa Luzia | Minas Gerais | 218,805 | 202,601 | +8.00% |
São Leopoldo | Rio Grande do Sul | 217,410 | 214,087 | +1.55% |
Criciúma | Santa Catarina | 214,493 | 192,305 | +11.54% |
Luziânia | Goiás | 208,725 | 174,530 | +19.59% |
Passo Fundo | Rio Grande do Sul | 206,224 | 184,826 | +11.58% |
Lauro de Freitas | Bahia | 203,334 | 163,449 | +24.40% |
Cabo de Santo Agostinho | Pernambuco | 203,216 | 185,025 | +9.83% |
Sobral | Ceará | 203,023 | 188,677 | +7.60% |
Rio Claro | São Paulo | 201,418 | 186,253 | +8.14% |
Araçatuba | São Paulo | 200,124 | 181,579 | +10.21% |
Valparaíso de Goiás | Goiás | 198,861 | 131,105 | +51.68% |
Maricá | Rio de Janeiro | 197,300 | 127,397 | +54.87% |
Sinop | Mato Grosso | 196,067 | 113,099 | +73.36% |
Nossa Senhora do Socorro | Sergipe | 192,330 | 160,827 | +19.59% |
Castanhal | Pará | 192,262 | 173,149 | +11.04% |
Rio Grande | Rio Grande do Sul | 191,900 | 197,228 | −2.70% |
Nova Friburgo | Rio de Janeiro | 189,937 | 182,057 | +4.33% |
Alvorada | Rio Grande do Sul | 187,315 | 195,673 | −4.27% |
Itabuna | Bahia | 186,708 | 204,478 | −8.69% |
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | Espírito Santo | 185,784 | 189,546 | −1.98% |
Santa Bárbara d'Oeste | São Paulo | 183,347 | 180,009 | +1.85% |
Jaraguá do Sul | Santa Catarina | 182,660 | 143,132 | +27.62% |
Guarapuava | Paraná | 182,093 | 167,414 | +8.77% |
Ferraz de Vasconcelos | São Paulo | 179,205 | 168,306 | +6.48% |
Ilhéus | Bahia | 178,703 | 182,438 | −2.05% |
Bragança Paulista | São Paulo | 176,811 | 146,744 | +20.49% |
Timon | Maranhão | 174,465 | 155,579 | +12.14% |
Araguaína | Tocantins | 171,301 | 150,484 | +13.83% |
Ibirité | Minas Gerais | 170,387 | 158,224 | +7.69% |
Barra Mansa | Rio de Janeiro | 169,899 | 176,947 | −3.98% |
Itu | São Paulo | 168,240 | 154,147 | +9.14% |
Porto Seguro | Bahia | 167,955 | 126,581 | +32.69% |
Angra dos Reis | Rio de Janeiro | 167,418 | 169,511 | −1.23% |
Mesquita | Rio de Janeiro | 167,128 | 168,376 | −0.74% |
Linhares | Espírito Santo | 166,786 | 141,141 | +18.17% |
São Caetano do Sul | São Paulo | 165,655 | 149,263 | +10.98% |
Pindamonhangaba | São Paulo | 165,428 | 146,995 | +12.54% |
Francisco Morato | São Paulo | 165,139 | 154,472 | +6.91% |
Teresópolis | Rio de Janeiro | 165,123 | 163,746 | +0.84% |
Lages | Santa Catarina | 164,981 | 156,727 | +5.27% |
Poços de Caldas | Minas Gerais | 163,742 | 152,435 | +7.42% |
Parnaíba | Piauí | 162,159 | 145,705 | +11.29% |
Barreiras | Bahia | 159,743 | 137,427 | +16.24% |
Patos de Minas | Minas Gerais | 159,235 | 139,206 | +14.39% |
Jequié | Bahia | 158,812 | 151,301 | +4.96% |
Atibaia | São Paulo | 158,640 | 126,603 | +25.31% |
Itapecerica da Serra | São Paulo | 158,522 | 152,614 | +3.87% |
Abaetetuba | Pará | 158,188 | 141,100 | +12.11% |
Itapetininga | São Paulo | 157,790 | 144,377 | +9.29% |
Caxias | Maranhão | 156,970 | 155,692 | +0.82% |
Rio das Ostras | Rio de Janeiro | 156,491 | 105,680 | +48.08% |
Senador Canedo | Goiás | 155,635 | 84,433 | +84.33% |
Santana de Parnaíba | São Paulo | 154,105 | 108,813 | +41.62% |
Mogi Guaçu | São Paulo | 153,661 | 137,245 | +11.96% |
Pouso Alegre | Minas Gerais | 152,212 | 130,615 | +16.53% |
Araucária | Paraná | 151,666 | 119,123 | +27.32% |
Alagoinhas | Bahia | 151,065 | 141,463 | +6.79% |
Toledo | Paraná | 150,470 | 119,313 | +26.11% |
Santa Rita | Paraíba | 149,910 | 127,676 | +17.41% |
Fazenda Rio Grande | Paraná | 148,873 | 81,675 | +82.27% |
Camaragibe | Pernambuco | 147,771 | 144,466 | +2.29% |
Nilópolis | Rio de Janeiro | 146,774 | 157,425 | −6.77% |
Paranaguá | Paraná | 145,829 | 140,469 | +3.82% |
Paço do Lumiar | Maranhão | 145,643 | 105,695 | +37.80% |
Teixeira de Freitas | Bahia | 145,223 | 138,341 | +4.97% |
Botucatu | São Paulo | 145,155 | 127,328 | +14.00% |
Franco da Rocha | São Paulo | 144,849 | 131,604 | +10.06% |
Garanhuns | Pernambuco | 142,506 | 129,408 | +10.12% |
Trindade | Goiás | 142,431 | 104,496 | +36.30% |
Brusque | Santa Catarina | 141,385 | 105,503 | +34.01% |
Queimados | Rio de Janeiro | 140,523 | 137,962 | +1.86% |
Balneário Camboriú | Santa Catarina | 139,155 | 108,089 | +28.74% |
Teófilo Otoni | Minas Gerais | 137,418 | 134,745 | +1.98% |
Varginha | Minas Gerais | 136,467 | 123,081 | +10.88% |
Campo Largo | Paraná | 136,327 | 112,213 | +21.49% |
Cachoeirinha | Rio Grande do Sul | 136,258 | 118,278 | +15.20% |
Caraguatatuba | São Paulo | 134,875 | 100,840 | +33.75% |
Salto | São Paulo | 134,319 | 105,516 | +27.30% |
Cametá | Pará | 134,184 | 120,896 | +10.99% |
Vitória de Santo Antão | Pernambuco | 134,110 | 128,017 | +4.76% |
Jaú | São Paulo | 133,497 | 131,040 | +1.88% |
Santa Cruz do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul | 133,230 | 118,374 | +12.55% |
Três Lagoas | Mato Grosso do Sul | 132,152 | 101,786 | +29.83% |
Sapucaia do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul | 132,107 | 130,957 | +0.88% |
Conselheiro Lafaiete | Minas Gerais | 131,621 | 116,512 | +12.97% |
Itapipoca | Ceará | 131,123 | 116,076 | +12.96% |
Crato | Ceará | 131,050 | 121,260 | +8.07% |
Araras | São Paulo | 130,866 | 118,843 | +10.12% |
Apucarana | Paraná | 130,134 | 120,919 | +7.62% |
Araruama | Rio de Janeiro | 129,669 | 112,228 | +15.54% |
Resende | Rio de Janeiro | 129,612 | 119,769 | +8.22% |
Sabará | Minas Gerais | 129,372 | 126,384 | +2.36% |
Vespasiano | Minas Gerais | 129,246 | 104,516 | +23.66% |
Votorantim | São Paulo | 127,923 | 108,618 | +17.77% |
Pinhais | Paraná | 127,019 | 117,253 | +8.33% |
Sertãozinho | São Paulo | 126,887 | 110,074 | +15.27% |
Barcarena | Pará | 126,650 | 99,859 | +26.83% |
Valinhos | São Paulo | 126,325 | 106,793 | +18.29% |
Altamira | Pará | 126,279 | 99,075 | +27.46% |
Barbacena | Minas Gerais | 125,317 | 126,284 | −0.77% |
Guarapari | Espírito Santo | 124,656 | 105,286 | +18.40% |
Ji-Paraná | Rondônia | 124,333 | 116,610 | +6.62% |
Tatuí | São Paulo | 123,942 | 107,326 | +15.48% |
São Mateus | Espírito Santo | 123,750 | 109,193 | +13.33% |
Itaituba | Pará | 123,312 | 97,493 | +26.48% |
Bento Gonçalves | Rio Grande do Sul | 123,151 | 104,659 | +17.67% |
Bragança | Pará | 123,082 | 113,227 | +8.70% |
Barretos | São Paulo | 122,485 | 112,101 | +9.26% |
Itatiba | São Paulo | 122,424 | 101,471 | +20.65% |
Colatina | Espírito Santo | 119,992 | 111,537 | +7.58% |
Almirante Tamandaré | Paraná | 119,825 | 103,217 | +16.09% |
Arapongas | Paraná | 119,138 | 104,150 | +14.39% |
Birigui | São Paulo | 118,979 | 108,728 | +9.43% |
Piraquara | Paraná | 118,730 | 92,962 | +27.72% |
Sarandi | Paraná | 118,455 | 84,492 | +40.20% |
Jandira | São Paulo | 118,045 | 108,344 | +8.95% |
Guaratinguetá | São Paulo | 118,044 | 112,072 | +5.33% |
Bagé | Rio Grande do Sul | 117,938 | 116,794 | +0.98% |
Araguari | Minas Gerais | 117,808 | 109,801 | +7.29% |
Uruguaiana | Rio Grande do Sul | 117,210 | 125,435 | −6.56% |
Umuarama | Paraná | 117,095 | 100,670 | +16.32% |
Itaguaí | Rio de Janeiro | 116,841 | 113,691 | +2.77% |
São Gonçalo do Amarante | Rio Grande do Norte | 115,838 | 87,962 | +31.69% |
Catanduva | São Paulo | 115,785 | 112,820 | +2.63% |
Várzea Paulista | São Paulo | 115,771 | 107,089 | +8.11% |
Formosa | Goiás | 115,669 | 100,085 | +15.57% |
Ribeirão Pires | São Paulo | 115,559 | 113,354 | +1.95% |
Igarassu | Pernambuco | 115,196 | 102,021 | +12.91% |
Simões Filho | Bahia | 114,441 | 118,047 | −3.05% |
Catalão | Goiás | 114,427 | 86,644 | +32.07% |
Codó | Maranhão | 114,269 | 118,038 | −3.19% |
Eunápolis | Bahia | 113,709 | 101,255 | +12.30% |
Itabira | Minas Gerais | 113,343 | 109,783 | +3.24% |
Paulo Afonso | Bahia | 112,870 | 108,308 | +4.21% |
Itanhaém | São Paulo | 112,476 | 87,057 | +29.20% |
Cubatão | São Paulo | 112,471 | 118,720 | −5.26% |
Passos | Minas Gerais | 111,939 | 106,290 | +5.31% |
Nova Lima | Minas Gerais | 111,697 | 80,998 | +37.90% |
Araxá | Minas Gerais | 111,691 | 93,672 | +19.24% |
São Lourenço da Mata | Pernambuco | 111,243 | 102,889 | +8.12% |
Sorriso | Mato Grosso | 110,635 | 66,354 | +66.73% |
Paulínia | São Paulo | 110,537 | 82,146 | +34.56% |
Marituba | Pará | 110,515 | 108,246 | +2.10% |
Tubarão | Santa Catarina | 110,088 | 97,249 | +13.20% |
Itumbiara | Goiás | 107,970 | 92,876 | +16.25% |
Luís Eduardo Magalhães | Bahia | 107,909 | 60,105 | +79.53% |
Santana | Amapá | 107,373 | 101,262 | +6.03% |
Cambé | Paraná | 107,208 | 96,987 | +10.54% |
Breves | Pará | 106,968 | 92,860 | +15.19% |
Açailândia | Maranhão | 106,550 | 104,047 | +2.41% |
Tangará da Serra | Mato Grosso | 106,434 | 84,093 | +26.57% |
Jataí | Goiás | 105,729 | 88,006 | +20.14% |
Erechim | Rio Grande do Sul | 105,705 | 96,085 | +10.01% |
Nova Serrana | Minas Gerais | 105,552 | 73,699 | +43.22% |
Paragominas | Pará | 105,538 | 97,819 | +7.89% |
Maranguape | Ceará | 105,093 | 114,005 | −7.82% |
Planaltina | Goiás | 105,031 | 81,559 | +28.78% |
Lavras | Minas Gerais | 104,761 | 92,200 | +13.62% |
Coronel Fabriciano | Minas Gerais | 104,736 | 103,694 | +1.00% |
Muriaé | Minas Gerais | 104,108 | 100,765 | +3.32% |
São Pedro da Aldeia | Rio de Janeiro | 104,029 | 87,820 | +18.46% |
Ourinhos | São Paulo | 103,970 | 103,035 | +0.91% |
Novo Gama | Goiás | 103,804 | 94,996 | +9.27% |
Poá | São Paulo | 103,765 | 106,013 | −2.12% |
Bacabal | Maranhão | 103,711 | 99,557 | +4.17% |
Itacoatiara | Amazonas | 103,598 | 86,839 | +19.30% |
Itabaiana | Sergipe | 103,439 | 86,967 | +18.94% |
Ubá | Minas Gerais | 103,365 | 101,519 | +1.82% |
Patos | Paraíba | 103,165 | 100,693 | +2.45% |
Camboriú | Santa Catarina | 103,074 | 62,361 | +65.29% |
Santo Antônio de Jesus | Bahia | 103,055 | 91,057 | +13.18% |
Ituiutaba | Minas Gerais | 102,217 | 97,171 | +5.19% |
Manacapuru | Amazonas | 101,883 | 85,141 | +19.66% |
Balsas | Maranhão | 101,616 | 83,528 | +21.66% |
Lagarto | Sergipe | 101,579 | 94,861 | +7.08% |
Assis | São Paulo | 101,409 | 95,144 | +6.58% |
Itaperuna | Rio de Janeiro | 101,041 | 95,867 | +5.40% |
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).
State | Number of cities over 100,000 inhabitants |
---|---|
São Paulo | 78 |
Minas Gerais | 34 |
Rio de Janeiro | 28 |
Paraná | 22 |
Rio Grande do Sul | 19 |
Bahia | 18 |
Goiás, Pará | 15 |
Santa Catarina | 14 |
Pernambuco | 12 |
Maranhão | 10 |
Espírito Santo | 9 |
Ceará | 8 |
Mato Grosso | 6 |
Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe | 4 |
Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul | 3 |
Alagoas, Amapá, Piauí, Rondônia, Tocantins | 2 |
Acre, Distrito Federal, Roraima | 1 |
Metropolitan area [7] | Region | State | Population estimate (2019) [8] | Population (2017) [9] | Population (2016) [10] | Change (2016-7) | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
São Paulo | Southeast | São Paulo | 21,734,682 | 21,391,624 | 21,242,939 | +0.7% | metropolitan area |
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 12,763,459 | 12,377,505 | 12,330,186 | +0.4% | metropolitan area | |
Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | 5,961,895 | 5,915,536 | 5,873,841 | +0.7% | metropolitan area | |
Brasília | Central-West | Distrito Federal, | 4,627,771 | 4,366,901 | 4,284,676 | +1.9% | integrated development area |
Porto Alegre | South | Rio Grande do Sul | 4,340,733 | 4,293,050 | 4,276,475 | +0.4% | metropolitan area |
Fortaleza | Northeast | Ceará | 4,106,245 | 4,051,744 | 4,019,213 | +0.8% | metropolitan area |
Recife | Pernambuco | 4,079,575 | 3,965,699 | 3,940,456 | +0.6% | metropolitan area | |
Salvador | Bahia | 3,929,209 | 4,015,205 | 3,984,583 | +0.8% | metropolitan area | |
Curitiba | South | Paraná | 3,654,960 | 3,572,326 | 3,537,894 | +1.0% | metropolitan area |
Campinas | Southeast | São Paulo | 3,264,915 | 3,168,019 | 3,131,528 | +1.2% | metropolitan area |
Manaus | North | Amazonas | 2,676,936 | 2,612,747 | 2,568,817 | +1.7% | metropolitan area |
Goiânia | Central-West | Goiás | 2,560,625 | 2,493,792 | 2,458,504 | +1.4% | metropolitan area |
Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte | Southeast | São Paulo | 2,552,610 | 2,497,857 | 2,475,879 | +0.9% | metropolitan area |
Belém | North | Pará | 2,510,274 | 2,441,761 | 2,422,481 | +0.8% | metropolitan area |
Sorocaba | Southeast | São Paulo | 2,143,789 | 2,088,381 | 1,908,425 | +9.4% | metropolitan area |
Vitória | Espírito Santo | 1,979,337 | 1,960,213 | 1,935,483 | +1.3% | metropolitan area | |
Baixada Santista | São Paulo | 1,865,397 | 1,828,212 | 1,813,033 | +0.8% | metropolitan area | |
Ribeirão Preto | São Paulo | 1,720,469 | 1,678,910 | 1,662,645 | +1.0% | metropolitan area | |
São Luís | Northeast | Maranhão | 1,633,117 | 1,619,377 | 1,605,305 | +0.9% | metropolitan area |
Natal | Rio Grande do Norte | 1,604,067 | 1,596,104 | 1,537,211 | +3.8% | metropolitan area | |
Piracicaba | Southeast | São Paulo | 1,495,220 | 1,464,993 | 1,452,691 | +0.8% | urban agglomeration |
Norte e Nordeste Catarinense | South | Santa Catarina | 1,419,518 | 1,383,456 | 1,363,854 | +1.4% | metropolitan area |
Maceió | Northeast | Alagoas | 1,310,520 | 1,352,241 | 1,314,254 | +2.9% | metropolitan area |
João Pessoa | Paraíba | 1,278,401 | 1,282,227 | 1,268,360 | +1.1% | metropolitan area | |
Teresina | Piauí, | 1,223,902 | 1,204,397 | 1,199,941 | +0.4% | integrated development area | |
Florianópolis | South | Santa Catarina | 1,209,818 | 1,172,076 | 1,152,115 | +1.7% | metropolitan area |
Londrina | Paraná | 1,111,577 | 1,094,347 | 1,085,479 | +0.8% | metropolitan area | |
Vale do Rio Cuiabá | Central-West | Mato Grosso | 1,041,307 | 1,005,690 | 998,174 | +0.8% | metropolitan area |
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2010 Brazilian Census Population
Population results of 2022 IBGE Census