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.
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).
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. IBGE performs a decennial national census; questionnaires account for information such as age, household income, literacy, education, occupation and hygiene levels.
Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies 220 km (140 mi) from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.
An urban area or urban agglomeration, is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbanism, the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets and in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of early predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources leads to human impact on the environment.
Bicas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2004 its population is estimated to be 13.590 inhabitants.
Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil. Its name comes from the juazeiro tree which grows in the region. The city is twinned with Petrolina, in the state of Pernambuco. The two cities are connected by a modern bridge crossing the São Francisco River. Together they form the metropolitan region of Petrolina-Juazeiro, an urban conglomerate of close to 500,000 inhabitants.
Luziânia is municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. This city is a producer of agricultural products including soybeans and beans.
Araxá is a municipality in Western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Its estimated population by IBGE in 2018 is 105,083 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is 1,283 square kilometres (495 sq mi), with 3.45 square kilometres (1.33 sq mi) making up the urban perimeter.
Valparaíso de Goiás is a municipality in east-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Novo Gama is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. In 2018 the population was 113,679 inhabitants.
São José dos Pinhais is a city in Paraná, Brazil. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba.
Itabira is a Brazilian municipality and a major city in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area mesoregion and to the Itabira microregion.
Also see Port of Tubarao
Araçuaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. The Araçuaí River, a tributary of the Jequitinhonha, flows through it. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 36,083 people living in a total area of 2,235 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 307 meters. It became a municipality in 1870.
Durandé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. Districts within the county are St. John Figueira and São José da Figueira.
Bonfinópolis de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population of the municipality in 2010 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) is 5867 inhabitants in a total area of 1,778 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 651. It became a city in 1962.
Pitimbu is a city in the state of Paraíba (Brazil), located in the microregion of the South Coast and metropolitan area of João Pessoa. According to the IBGE, in 2006 its population was estimated at 16,574 inhabitants, 46% in urban areas. Its area is 136 km ² representing 0.241% of the state.
↑ "IBGE Censo 2010". 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2017. 2010 Brazilian Census PopulationCS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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