List of cities in Brazil by population

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.

Population distribution in Brazil.

Nowadays, the country has 5,570 cities, with 5,568 municipalities plus the capital (Brasília) and the Island of Fernando de Noronha.

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

Rio de Janeiro

Brasília

Fortaleza

Salvador

Belo Horizonte

Manaus

Curitiba

Recife

Goiânia

Porto Alegre

Campinas

Maceió

Campo Grande

João Pessoa

Natal

Cuiabá

Florianópolis

Vitória

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.

2010 IBGE Census counts as of 1 August 2010.2022 IBGE Census

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

City	State	2022 Census	2010 Census	Change
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%
(Petrolina)	Pernambuco	386,786	293,962	+31.58%
Bauru	São Paulo	379,146	343,937	+10.24%
(Caruaru)	Pernambuco	378,052	314,912	+20.05%
(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 (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 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