List of largest cities in Brazil
Most populated cities in Brazil
Table:
2018
rank

City

State

2018
Estimate

2010
Census

Change

1

São Paulo

São Paulo

12,176,866

10,659,386

+14.24%

2

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

6,688,927

5,940,224

+12.60%

3

Brasília

Distrito Federal

2,974,703

2,469,489

+20.46%

4

Salvador

Bahia

2,857,329

2,480,790

+15.18%

5

Fortaleza

Ceará

2,643,247

2,315,116

+14.17%

6

Belo Horizonte

Minas Gerais

2,501,576

2,258,096

+10.78%

7

Manaus

Amazonas

2,145,444

1,718,584

+24.84%

8

Curitiba

Paraná

1,917,185

1,678,965

+14.19%

9

Recife

Pernambuco

1,637,834

1,472,202

+11.25%

10

Goiânia

Goiás

1,495,705

1,256,514

+19.04%

11

Belém

Pará

1,485,732

1,351,618

+9.92%

12

Porto Alegre

Rio Grande do Sul

1,479,101

1,365,039

+8.36%

13

Guarulhos

São Paulo

1,365,899

1,176,804

+16.07%

14

Campinas

São Paulo

1,194,094

1,024,912

+16.51%

15

São Luís

Maranhão

1,094,667

966,989

+13.20%

16

São Gonçalo

Rio de Janeiro

1,077,687

945,752

+13.95%

17

Maceió

Alagoas

1,012,382

917,086

+10.39%

18

Duque de Caxias

Rio de Janeiro

914,383

818,432

+11.72%

19

Campo Grande

Mato Grosso do Sul

885,711

766,461

+15.56%

20

Natal

Rio Grande do Norte

877,640

785,722

+11.70%

21

Teresina

Piauí

861,442

797,029

+8.08%

22

São Bernardo do Campo

São Paulo

833,240

746,718

+11.59%

23

Nova Iguaçu

Rio de Janeiro

818,875

767,505

+6.69%

24

João Pessoa

Paraíba

800,323

716,042

+11.77%

25

Santo André

São Paulo

716,109

654,354

+9.44%

26

São José dos Campos

São Paulo

713,943

597,425

+19.50%

27

Jaboatão dos Guararapes

Pernambuco

697,636

623,471

+11.90%

28

Osasco

São Paulo

696,850

637,617

+9.29%

29

Ribeirão Preto

São Paulo

694,534

583,842

+18.96%

30

Uberlândia

Minas Gerais

683,247

579,005

+18.00%

31

Sorocaba

São Paulo

671,186

570,434

+17.66%

32

Contagem

Minas Gerais

659,070

568,640

+15.90%

33

Aracaju

Sergipe

648,939

552,365

+17.48%

34

Feira de Santana

Bahia

609,913

542,476

+12.43%

35

Cuiabá

Mato Grosso

607,153

530,308

+14.49%

36

Joinville

Santa Catarina

583,144

509,293

+14.50%

37

Aparecida de Goiânia

Goiás

565,957

442,978

+27.76%

38

Juiz de Fora

Minas Gerais

564,310

497,778

+13.37%

39

Londrina

Paraná

563,943

493,358

+14.31%

40

Ananindeua

Pará

525,566

456,316

+15.18%

40

Porto Velho

Rondônia

519,531

410,520

+26.55%

42

Niterói

Rio de Janeiro

511,786

441,078

+16.03%

43

Belford Roxo

Rio de Janeiro

508,614

455,598

+11.64%

44

Serra

Espírito Santo

507,598

384,469

+32.03%

45

Caxias do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

504,069

427,664

+17.87%

46

Campos dos Goytacazes

Rio de Janeiro

503,424

442,363

+13.80%

47

Macapá

Amapá

493,634

387,539

+27.38%

48

Florianópolis

Santa Catarina

492,977

404,224

+21.96%

49

Vila Velha

Espírito Santo

486,208

393,941

+23.42%

50

São João de Meriti

Rio de Janeiro

471,888

439,497

+7.37%

51

Mauá

São Paulo

468,148

394,698

+18.61%

52

São José do Rio Preto

São Paulo

456,245

406,220

+12.31%

53

Mogi das Cruzes

São Paulo

440,769

366,216

+20.36%

53

Santos

São Paulo

432,957

407,506

+6.25%

55

Betim

Minas Gerais

432,575

367,044

+17.85%

56

Diadema

São Paulo

420,934

370,184

+13.71%

57

Maringá

Paraná

417,010

349,860

+19.19%

58

Jundiaí

São Paulo

414,810

357,909

+15.90%

59

Campina Grande

Paraíba

407,472

383,941

+6.13%

60

Montes Claros

Minas Gerais

404,804

355,401

+13.90%

61

Rio Branco

Acre

401,155

319,825

+25.43%

62

Piracicaba

São Paulo

400,949

356,179

+12.57%

63

Carapicuíba

São Paulo

398,611

344,878

+15.58%

64

Olinda

Pernambuco

391,835

357,965

+9.46%

65

Anápolis

Goiás

381,970

324,303

+17.78%

66

Cariacica

Espírito Santo

378,603

335,984

+12.68%

67

Boa Vista

Roraima

375,374

277,684

+35.18%

68

Bauru

São Paulo

374,272

335,888

+11.43%

69

Itaquaquecetuba

São Paulo

366,519

314,843

+16.41%

70

Caucaia

Ceará

363,982

286,446

+27.07%

71

São Vicente

São Paulo

363,173

316,324

+14.81%

72

Vitória

Espírito Santo

358,267

297,489

+20.43%

73

Caruaru

Pernambuco

356,872

306,788

+16.33%

74

Blumenau

Santa Catarina

352,460

299,159

+17.82%

75

Franca

São Paulo

350,400

318,239

+10.11%

76

Ponta Grossa

Paraná

348,043

305,545

+13.91%

77

Canoas

Rio Grande do Sul

344,957

317,945

+8.50%

78

Petrolina

Pernambuco

343,865

287,233

+19.72%

79

Pelotas

Rio Grande do Sul

341,648

321,818

+6.16%

80

Vitória da Conquista

Bahia

338,885

295,277

+14.77%

81

Ribeirão das Neves

Minas Gerais

331,045

290,727

+13.87%

82

Uberaba

Minas Gerais

330,361

288,235

+14.62%

83

Paulista

Pernambuco

329,117

278,651

+18.11%

84

Cascavel

Paraná

324,476

283,193

+14.58%

85

Praia Grande

São Paulo

319,146

251,526

+26.88%

86

Guarujá

São Paulo

318,107

260,477

+22.12%

87

São José dos Pinhais

Paraná

317,476

254,556

+24.72%

88

Taubaté

São Paulo

311,854

275,218

+13.31%

89

Petrópolis

Rio de Janeiro

305,687

277,816

+10.03%

90

Limeira

São Paulo

303,682

274,100

+10.79%

91

Santarém

Pará

302,667

291,122

+3.97%

92

Suzano

São Paulo

294,638

256,502

+14.87%

93

Mossoró

Rio Grande do Norte

294,076

254,032

+15.76%

94

Camaçari

Bahia

293,723

225,510

+30.25%

95

Palmas

Tocantins

291,855

223,817

+30.40%

96

Taboão da Serra

São Paulo

285,570

225,053

+26.89%

97

Várzea Grande

Mato Grosso

282,009

248,130

+13.65%

98

Santa Maria

Rio Grande do Sul

280,505

259,004

+8.30%

99

Gravataí

Rio Grande do Sul

279,398

253,060

+10.41%

100

Governador Valadares

Minas Gerais

278,685

255,475

+9.09%

101

Sumaré

São Paulo

278,571

236,358

+17.86%

102

Marabá

Pará

275,086

224,014

+22.80%

103

Volta Redonda

Rio de Janeiro

271,998

246,210

+10.47%

104

Juazeiro do Norte

Ceará

271,926

244,701

+11.13%

105

Barueri

São Paulo

271,306

228,962

+18.49%

106

Embu das Artes

São Paulo

270,843

223,622

+21.12%

107

Ipatinga

Minas Gerais

261,344

224,636

+16.34%

108

Foz do Iguaçu

Paraná

258,823

250,918

+3.15%

109

Imperatriz

Maranhão

258,016

245,509

+5.09%

110

Parnamirim

Rio Grande do Norte

255,793

195,274

+30.99%

111

Viamão

Rio Grande do Sul

254,101

236,999

+7.22%

112

Macaé

Rio de Janeiro

251,631

194,497

+29.38%

113

São Carlos

São Paulo

249,415

219,865

+13.44%

114

Indaiatuba

São Paulo

246,908

188,639

+30.89%

115

Novo Hamburgo

Rio Grande do Sul

246,452

237,044

+3.97%

116

Cotia

São Paulo

244,694

190,488

+28.46%

117

Magé

Rio de Janeiro

243,657

218,307

+11.61%

118

São José

Santa Catarina

242,927

203,384

+19.44%

119

Colombo

Paraná

240,840

208,805

+15.34%

120

Itaboraí

Rio de Janeiro

238,695

210,780

+13.24%

121

Sete Lagoas

Minas Gerais

237,286

211,094

+12.41%

122

Marília

São Paulo

237,130

214,742

+10.43%

123

Americana

São Paulo

237,112

209,230

+13.33%

124

Divinópolis

Minas Gerais

235,977

206,867

+14.07%

125

São Leopoldo

Rio Grande do Sul

234,947

212,279

+10.68%

126

Itapevi

São Paulo

234,352

192,184

+21.94%

127

Araraquara

São Paulo

233,744

204,934

+14.06%

128

Jacareí

São Paulo

231,863

208,934

+10.97%

129

Arapiraca

Alagoas

230,417

212,216

+8.58%

130

Rio Verde

Goiás

229,651

169,611

+35.40%

131

Rondonópolis

Mato Grosso

228,857

189,975

+20.47%

132

Hortolândia

São Paulo

227,353

186,461

+21.93%

133

Presidente Prudente

São Paulo

227,072

205,340

+10.58%

134

Maracanaú

Ceará

226,128

200,797

+12.62%

135

Cabo Frio

Rio de Janeiro

222,528

171,551

+29.72%

136

Dourados

Mato Grosso do Sul

220,965

191,638

+15.30%

137

Santa Luzia

Minas Gerais

218,147

198,773

+9.75%

138

Chapecó

Santa Catarina

216,654

182,809

+18.51%

139

Itajaí

Santa Catarina

215,895

182,484

+18.31%

140

Juazeiro

Bahia

215,183

194,327

+10.73%

141

Criciúma

Santa Catarina

213,023

191,473

+11.25%

142

Itabuna

Bahia

212,740

202,359

+5.13%

143

Rio Grande

Rio Grande do Sul

210,005

192,582

+9.05%

144

Alvorada

Rio Grande do Sul

209,213

194,837

+7.38%

145

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

Espírito Santo

207,324

180,984

+14.55%

146

Águas Lindas de Goiás

Goiás

207,070

157,323

+31.62%

147

Sobral

Ceará

206,644

181,010

+14.16%

148

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Pernambuco

205,112

179,912

+14.01%

149

Luziânia

Goiás

205,023

165,492

+23.89%

150

Rio Claro

São Paulo

204,797

185,777

+10.24%

151

Parauapebas

Pará

202,882

149,411

+35.79%

152

Passo Fundo

Rio Grande do Sul

201,767

181,299

+11.29%

153

Angra dos Reis

Rio de Janeiro

200,407

148,294

+35.14%

154

Castanhal

Pará

198,294

168,559

+17.64%

155

Araçatuba

São Paulo

195,874

178,927

+9.47%

156

Lauro de Freitas

Bahia

195,095

154,245

+26.48%

157

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

São Paulo

192,536

178,290

+7.99%

158

Ferraz de Vasconcelos

São Paulo

191,993

164,591

+16.65%

159

Nova Friburgo

Rio de Janeiro

190,084

173,989

+9.25%

160

Barra Mansa

Rio de Janeiro

183,976

172,484

+6.66%

161

Nossa Senhora do Socorro

Sergipe

181,503

158,470

+14.53%

162

Teresópolis

Rio de Janeiro

180,886

160,205

+12.91%

163

Guarapuava

Paraná

180,334

166,195

+8.51%

164

Ibirité

Minas Gerais

179,015

152,647

+17.27%

165

Araguaína

Tocantins

177,517

149,313

+18.89%

166

São José de Ribamar

Maranhão

176,321

160,775

+9.67%

167

Mesquita

Rio de Janeiro

175,620

159,685

+9.98%

168

Jaraguá do Sul

Santa Catarina

174,158

142,209

+22.47%

169

Francisco Morato

São Paulo

174,008

148,935

+16.83%

170

Itapecerica da Serra

São Paulo

173,672

143,448

+21.07%

171

Itu

São Paulo

172,268

150,101

+14.77%

172

Linhares

Espírito Santo

170,364

138,679

+22.85%

173

Palhoça

Santa Catarina

168,259

135,720

+23.98%

174

Timon

Maranhão

167,973

147,214

+14.10%

175

Bragança Paulista

São Paulo

166,753

139,726

+19.34%

176

Pindamonhangaba

São Paulo

166,475

146,117

+13.93%

177

Poços de Caldas

Minas Gerais

166,111

149,667

+10.99%

178

Ilhéus

Bahia

164,844

176,917

−6.82%

179

Valparaíso de Goiás

Goiás

164,723

122,771

+34.17%

180

Caxias

Maranhão

164,224

154,211

+6.49%

181

Nilópolis

Rio de Janeiro

162,269

154,232

+5.21%

182

Itapetininga

São Paulo

162,231

144,395

+12.35%

183

São Caetano do Sul

São Paulo

160,275

146,547

+9.37%

184

Teixeira de Freitas

Bahia

158,445

133,261

+18.90%

185

Maricá

Rio de Janeiro

157,789

116,216

+35.77%

186

Lages

Santa Catarina

157,743

154,122

+2.35%

187

Camaragibe

Pernambuco

156,736

138,239

+13.38%

188

Abaetetuba

Pará

156,292

139,749

+11.84%

189

Jequié

Bahia

155,800

151,820

+2.62%

190

Barreiras

Bahia

153,831

130,620

+17.77%

191

Paranaguá

Paraná

153,666

136,911

+12.24%

192

Parnaíba

Piauí

152,653

145,293

+5.07%

193

Franco da Rocha

São Paulo

152,433

126,092

+20.89%

194

Patos de Minas

Minas Gerais

150,833

132,332

+13.98%

195

Alagoinhas

Bahia

150,832

136,473

+10.52%

196

Mogi Guaçu

São Paulo

150,713

137,208

+9.84%

197

Queimados

Rio de Janeiro

149,265

131,163

+13.80%

198

Pouso Alegre

Minas Gerais

148,862

126,836

+17.37%

199

Jaú

São Paulo

148,581

131,050

+13.38%

200

Porto Seguro

Bahia

146,625

122,525

+19.67%

201

Rio das Ostras

Rio de Janeiro

145,989

101,508

+43.82%

202

Botucatu

São Paulo

144,820

122,659

+18.07%

203

Araucária

Paraná

141,410

116,683

+21.19%

204

Atibaia

São Paulo

141,398

120,886

+16.97%

205

Sapucaia do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

140,311

129,615

+8.25%

206

Teófilo Otoni

Minas Gerais

140,235

133,161

+5.31%

207

Sinop

Mato Grosso

139,935

111,643

+25.34%

208

Garanhuns

Pernambuco

138,983

126,472

+9.89%

209

Balneário Camboriú

Santa Catarina

138,732

106,220

+30.61%

210

Toledo

Paraná

138,572

119,002

+16.45%

211

Vitória de Santo Antão

Pernambuco

137,915

123,930

+11.28%

212

Santana de Parnaíba

São Paulo

136,517

102,074

+33.74%

213

Barbacena

Minas Gerais

136,392

121,571

+12.19%

214

Cametá

Pará

136,390

120,897

+12.82%

215

Santa Rita

Paraíba

135,807

119,546

+13.60%

216

Sabará

Minas Gerais

135,421

121,085

+11.84%

217

Varginha

Minas Gerais

134,477

120,975

+11.16%

218

Apucarana

Paraná

133,726

119,159

+12.22%

219

Araras

São Paulo

132,934

117,972

+12.68%

220

Simões Filho

Bahia

132,906

112,099

+18.56%

221

Brusque

Santa Catarina

131,703

103,944

+26.71%

222

Crato

Ceará

131,372

119,949

+9.52%

223

Pinhais

Paraná

130,789

112,852

+15.89%

224

Araruama

Rio de Janeiro

130,439

110,057

+18.52%

225

Resende

Rio de Janeiro

130,334

117,243

+11.17%

226

Campo Largo

Paraná

130,091

107,711

+20.78%

227

Cubatão

São Paulo

129,760

116,010

+11.85%

228

Santa Cruz do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

129,427

117,214

+10.42%

229

Marituba

Pará

129,321

108,223

+19.49%

230

Cachoeirinha

Rio Grande do Sul

129,307

116,499

+10.99%

231

São Mateus

Espírito Santo

128,542

106,974

+20.16%

232

Itapipoca

Ceará

128,135

114,693

+11.72%

233

Ji-Paraná

Rondônia

127,907

115,593

+10.65%

234

Conselheiro Lafaiete

Minas Gerais

127,539

115,578

+10.35%

235

Valinhos

São Paulo

127,123

100,905

+25.98%

236

Maranguape

Ceará

127,098

94,641

+34.29%

237

Uruguaiana

Rio Grande do Sul

127,079

125,171

+1.52%

238

Bragança

Pará

126,436

112,285

+12.60%

239

Itaguaí

Rio de Janeiro

125,913

100,362

+25.46%

240

Vespasiano

Minas Gerais

125,376

95,279

+31.59%

241

Trindade

Goiás

125,328

98,159

+27.68%

242

São Félix do Xingu

Pará

124,763

90,908

+37.24%

243

Sertãozinho

São Paulo

124,453

110,081

+13.06%

244

Jandira

São Paulo

123,481

103,784

+18.98%

245

Guarapari

Espírito Santo

122,982

102,009

+20.56%

246

Ribeirão Pires

São Paulo

122,607

102,741

+19.34%

247

Codó

Maranhão

122,597

115,076

+6.54%

248

Birigui

São Paulo

122,359

108,479

+12.80%

249

Barcarena

Pará

122,294

94,641

+29.22%

250

Colatina

Espírito Santo

121,580

109,789

+10.74%

251

Barretos

São Paulo

121,344

111,884

+8.46%

252

Votorantim

São Paulo

121,331

105,514

+14.99%

253

Catanduva

São Paulo

121,210

112,143

+8.09%

254

Arapongas

Paraná

121,198

104,010

+16.53%

255

Guaratinguetá

São Paulo

121,073

111,322

+8.76%

256

Bagé

Rio Grande do Sul

120,943

116,078

+4.19%

257

Paço do Lumiar

Maranhão

120,621

104,567

+15.35%

258

Várzea Paulista

São Paulo

120,572

101,230

+19.11%

259

Tatuí

São Paulo

120,533

106,572

+13.10%

260

Caraguatatuba

São Paulo

119,625

99,540

+20.18%

261

Santana

Amapá

119,610

99,029

+20.78%

262

Formosa

Goiás

119,506

97,903

+22.07%

263

Três Lagoas

Mato Grosso do Sul

119,465

98,311

+21.52%

264

Itabira

Minas Gerais

119,186

105,694

+12.77%

265

Itatiba

São Paulo

119,090

99,705

+19.44%

266

Bento Gonçalves

Rio Grande do Sul

119,049

104,470

+13.96%

267

Salto

São Paulo

117,561

103,795

+13.26%

268

Almirante Tamandaré

Paraná

117,168

99,514

+17.74%

269

Paulo Afonso

Bahia

117,014

107,520

+8.83%

270

Araguari

Minas Gerais

116,691

107,810

+8.24%

271

Poá

São Paulo

116,530

104,574

+11.43%

272

Igarassu

Pernambuco

115,640

97,032

+19.18%

273

Ubá

Minas Gerais

114,265

97,726

+16.92%

274

Passos

Minas Gerais

113,998

104,691

+8.89%

275

Novo Gama

Goiás

113,679

92,788

+22.51%

276

Altamira

Pará

113,195

94,624

+19.63%

277

Parintins

Amazonas

113,168

96,223

+17.61%

278

Ourinhos

São Paulo

112,711

102,302

+10.17%

279

São Lourenço da Mata

Pernambuco

112,362

101,762

+10.42%

280

Eunápolis

Bahia

112,318

98,078

+14.52%

281

Senador Canedo

Goiás

112,224

82,712

+35.68%

282

Tucuruí

Pará

112,148

96,343

+16.40%

283

Paragominas

Pará

111,764

97,459

+14.68%

284

Açailândia

Maranhão

111,757

101,022

+10.63%

285

Piraquara

Paraná

111,052

91,783

+20.99%

286

Corumbá

Mato Grosso do Sul

110,806

102,209

+8.41%

287

Umuarama

Paraná

110,590

100,025

+10.56%

288

Coronel Fabriciano

Minas Gerais

109,405

103,008

+6.21%

289

Muriaé

Minas Gerais

108,113

99,949

+8.17%

290

Patos

Paraíba

106,984

100,675

+6.27%

291

Paulínia

São Paulo

106,776

80,874

+32.03%

292

Catalão

Goiás

106,618

84,964

+25.49%

293

Ariquemes

Rondônia

106,168

88,330

+20.19%

294

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

Pernambuco

105,936

82,649

+28.18%

295

Cambé

Paraná

105,704

96,427

+9.62%

296

Araxá

Minas Gerais

105,083

93,071

+12.91%

297

Erechim

Rio Grande do Sul

105,059

96,031

+9.40%

298

Tubarão

Santa Catarina

104,937

96,284

+8.99%

299

Bacabal

Maranhão

104,633

98,445

+6.29%

300

Ituiutaba

Minas Gerais

104,067

96,097

+8.29%

301

Japeri

Rio de Janeiro

103,960

91,933

+13.08%

302

Assis

São Paulo

103,666

94,659

+9.52%

303

Tailândia

Pará

103,664

79,282

+30.75%

304

Itumbiara

Goiás

103,652

91,892

+12.80%

305

Lagarto

Sergipe

103,576

94,071

+10.10%

306

Iguatu

Ceará

103,255

95,011

+8.68%

307

São Pedro da Aldeia

Rio de Janeiro

102,846

86,506

+18.89%

308

Lavras

Minas Gerais

102,728

89,380

+14.93%

309

Itaperuna

Rio de Janeiro

102,626

89,762

+14.33%

310

Leme

São Paulo

102,412

91,476

+11.96%

311

Breves

Pará

101,891

92,283

+10.41%

312

Tangará da Serra

Mato Grosso

101,764

81,918

+24.23%

313

São Gonçalo do Amarante

Rio Grande do Norte

101,102

86,151

+17.35%

314

Itaituba

Pará

101,097

95,210

+6.18%

315

Santo Antônio de Jesus

Bahia

100,605

86,982

+15.66%

316

Itanhaém

São Paulo

100,496

85,952

+16.92%

317

Caieiras

São Paulo

100,129

84,165

+18.97%

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