This is a list of the metropolitan areas in Brazil, containing the legally defined metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants in Brazil, according to estimates published by IBGE.
This is a list of the metropolitan areas in Brazil, containing the legally defined metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants in Brazil, according to estimates published by IBGE.
In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area (Portuguese: região metropolitana) and urban agglomeration (aglomeração urbana) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". [1] An integrated development area (região integrada de desenvolvimento) is one of the two above structures that crosses state (or Federal District) boundaries.
Because these regions are formed by consent of municipalities, their composition can change over time due to municipal reorganization. These regions may not coincide exactly with boundaries of statistical Immediate Geographic Areas [2] (formerly microregions) defined by IBGE, or with the broader definition of built-up urban area. [3]
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| Metropolitan area [4] | Region | State | Population estimate (2019) [5] | Population (2017) [6] | Population (2016) [7] | 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 |
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple principal cities, jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs, cities, towns, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts and even states and nations in areas like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions.
Greater Vitória is a metropolitan area in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is made up of the following municipalities: Cariacica, Fundão, Guarapari, Serra, Vitória, Vila Velha, and Viana and according to IBGE it covers an area of 2,331.01 km2 with 1,627,651 inhabitants (2005). It was established on February 21, 1995, when it was known as the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, and later modified in 1999 and 2001, when it was renamed and it incorporated the municipalities of Guarapari and Fundão respectively. These seven municipalities are home to almost half of the total population of Espírito Santo (46%) and 57% of the state's urban population. They produce 58% of the wealth and consume 95% of the electricity.
Greater São Paulo is a nonspecific term for one of the multiple definitions of the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil.
Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is 4,756.8 km², making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco.
Brazil is divided into several types and levels of subdivisions.
Greater Rio de Janeiro, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region is a large metropolitan area located in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, the second largest in Brazil and third largest in South America. It consists of 22 municipalities, including the state capital, Rio de Janeiro.
Recife Metropolitan Area, officially the Metropolitan Region of Recife, is a major metropolitan area in Northeast Brazil with a population of 4.02 million as of 2020, centered on the state capital of Recife, Pernambuco. In 2017, it was ranked as the 8th largest Metropolitan Region nationally.
Greater Manaus is a large metropolitan area located in Amazonas state in Brazil. It consists of 13 municipalities, including the capital, Manaus.
Balneário Piçarras is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.
Paulista, Paraíba is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.
Pacajus is a municipality in Ceará, Northeast Region, Brazil.
Paragominas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. Paragominas mine, one of the largest bauxite mines in the world, is approximately 70 km away. According to an estimate dated 1 July 2020, the city has a population of 111,764 and is at an altitude of 90 m above sea level. M. With a municipal area of approximately 19,342 km², it has a population density of 5.7 inhabitants per km², approximately the size of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Its distance from the capital Belém is 300 km.
Ibituruna is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Minduri is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Nova Xavantina is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Located in the Legal Amazon and the Araguaia Valley, the Rio das Mortes runs through the center of the municipality. Founded in 1980, today Nova Xavantina serves as an agricultural center, the location of a campus of the State University of Mato Grosso (Unemat), and a tourist destination.
Agudos do Sul is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
Tijucas do Sul is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is known for its horse ranches and attracts tourists all year round.
Santa Cruz de Monte Castelo is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
Rosário do Ivaí is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.The inhabitants are called Rosarienses. The municipality extends over 371.3 km² and had 4,786 inhabitants in the last census. The demographic density is 12.9 inhabitants per km² in the municipality’s territory.
Filadélfia, Tocantins is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.
