Largest Cities in Brazil 2026: Population Ranking

Brazil's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · São Paulo in orange

Brazil has 14 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 297 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is São Paulo with 12,400,232 people, followed by Rio de Janeiro (6,747,815) and Belo Horizonte (2,721,564). The three largest cities together hold about 10.2% of the country's 213.8 million people.

The capital, Brasília, is the 7th largest city with 2,207,718 people — São Paulo is 5.6× larger.

By region, the most large cities are in São Paulo (50), Minas Gerais (34), Paraná (24).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Brazil population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Brazil atlas.

Brazil cities by population

297 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Brazil
1	São Paulo	São Paulo	12,400,232	5.8%
2	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	6,747,815	3.2%
3	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais	2,721,564	1.3%
4	Salvador	Bahia	2,711,840	1.3%
5	Fortaleza	Ceará	2,400,000	1.1%
6	Manaus	Amazonas	2,219,580	1%
7	BrasíliaCapital	Federal District	2,207,718	1%
8	Curitiba	Paraná	1,948,626	0.9%
9	Recife	Pernambuco	1,653,461	0.8%
10	Goiânia	Goiás	1,536,097	0.7%
11	Belém	Pará	1,499,641	0.7%
12	Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	1,488,252	0.7%
13	Maceió	Alagoas	1,031,597	0.5%
14	Campinas	São Paulo	1,031,554	0.5%
15	São Luís	Maranhão	917,237	0.4%
16	Campo Grande	Mato Grosso do Sul	906,092	0.4%
17	Natal	Rio Grande do Norte	896,708	0.4%
18	Teresina	Piauí	871,126	0.4%
19	João Pessoa	Paraíba	817,511	0.4%
20	Sorocaba	São Paulo	762,172	0.4%
21	Uberlândia	Minas Gerais	754,954	0.4%
22	São José dos Campos	São Paulo	727,078	0.3%
23	Ribeirão Preto	São Paulo	698,642	0.3%
24	Aracaju	Sergipe	664,908	0.3%
25	Joinville	Santa Catarina	664,500	0.3%
26	Jaboatão dos Guararapes	Pernambuco	644,037	0.3%
27	Contagem	Minas Gerais	627,123	0.3%
28	Cuiabá	Mato Grosso	618,124	0.3%
29	Feira de Santana	Bahia	616,272	0.3%
30	Londrina	Paraná	581,382	0.3%
31	Porto Velho	Rondônia	548,952	0.3%
32	Juiz de Fora	Minas Gerais	540,756	0.3%
33	Ananindeua	Pará	535,547	0.3%
34	Aparecida de Goiânia	Goiás	527,796	0.2%
35	Serra	Espírito Santo	520,653	0.2%
36	Macapá	Amapá	512,902	0.2%
37	Florianópolis	Santa Catarina	508,826	0.2%
38	Campos dos Goytacazes	Rio de Janeiro	483,540	0.2%
39	São José do Rio Preto	São Paulo	480,393	0.2%
40	Caxias do Sul	Rio Grande do Sul	479,599	0.2%
41	Campina Grande	Paraíba	443,911	0.2%
42	Piracicaba	São Paulo	440,835	0.2%
43	Montes Claros	Minas Gerais	437,601	0.2%
44	Boa Vista	Roraima	419,652	0.2%
45	Rio Branco	Acre	419,452	0.2%
46	Petrolina	Pernambuco	418,444	0.2%
47	Maringá	Paraná	409,657	0.2%
48	Caruaru	Pernambuco	402,290	0.2%
49	Vitória da Conquista	Bahia	396,613	0.2%
50	Vila Velha	Espírito Santo	394,930	0.2%
51	Bauru	São Paulo	392,947	0.2%
52	Betim	Minas Gerais	384,000	0.2%
53	Caucaia	Ceará	378,406	0.2%
54	Cariacica	Espírito Santo	376,200	0.2%
55	Cascavel	Paraná	368,195	0.2%
56	Franca	São Paulo	365,494	0.2%
57	Olinda	Pernambuco	364,717	0.2%
58	Blumenau	Santa Catarina	361,261	0.2%
59	Santarém	Pará	360,871	0.2%
60	Uberaba	Minas Gerais	356,781	0.2%
61	São José dos Pinhais	Paraná	349,880	0.2%
62	Ribeirão das Neves	Minas Gerais	346,971	0.2%
63	Paulista	Pernambuco	342,167	0.2%
64	Pelotas	Rio Grande do Sul	336,150	0.2%
65	Canoas	Rio Grande do Sul	328,291	0.2%
66	Taubaté	São Paulo	322,397	0.2%
67	Camaçari	Bahia	321,636	0.2%
68	Anápolis	Goiás	319,587	0.1%
69	Vitória	Espírito Santo	312,656	0.1%
70	Palmas	Tocantins	306,296	0.1%
71	Parauapebas	Pará	305,771	0.1%
72	Juazeiro do Norte	Ceará	305,531	0.1%
73	Várzea Grande	Mato Grosso	300,078	0.1%
74	Foz do Iguaçu	Paraná	297,352	0.1%
75	São José	Santa Catarina	295,658	0.1%
76	Guarujá	São Paulo	294,871	0.1%
77	Itajaí	Santa Catarina	294,850	0.1%
78	Ponta Grossa	Paraná	292,177	0.1%
79	Limeira	São Paulo	291,869	0.1%
80	Ceilândia	Federal District	287,023	0.1%
81	Marabá	Pará	283,542	0.1%
82	Chapecó	Santa Catarina	282,648	0.1%
83	Volta Redonda	Rio de Janeiro	279,971	0.1%
84	Sumaré	São Paulo	279,545	0.1%
85	Imperatriz	Maranhão	273,110	0.1%
86	Santa Maria	Rio Grande do Sul	271,735	0.1%
87	Parnamirim	Rio Grande do Norte	271,713	0.1%
88	Governador Valadares	Minas Gerais	266,561	0.1%
89	São Carlos	São Paulo	266,427	0.1%
90	Gravataí	Rio Grande do Sul	265,074	0.1%
91	Mossoró	Rio Grande do Norte	264,577	0.1%
92	Macaé	Rio de Janeiro	264,439	0.1%
93	Dourados	Mato Grosso do Sul	264,017	0.1%
94	Rondonópolis	Mato Grosso	263,708	0.1%
95	São José de Ribamar	Maranhão	259,164	0.1%
96	Indaiatuba	São Paulo	256,223	0.1%
97	Juazeiro	Bahia	256,122	0.1%
98	Novo Hamburgo	Rio Grande do Sul	253,841	0.1%
99	Maracanaú	Ceará	251,613	0.1%
100	Jacareí	São Paulo	250,952	0.1%
101	Americana	São Paulo	246,655	0.1%
102	Águas Lindas de Goiás	Goiás	245,352	0.1%
103	Arapiraca	Alagoas	243,906	0.1%
104	Rio Verde	Goiás	241,494	0.1%
105	Sete Lagoas	Minas Gerais	238,909	0.1%
106	Cabo Frio	Rio de Janeiro	238,438	0.1%
107	Marília	São Paulo	237,627	0.1%
108	Hortolândia	São Paulo	236,641	0.1%
109	Ipatinga	Minas Gerais	235,311	0.1%
110	Presidente Prudente	São Paulo	234,706	0.1%
111	Colombo	Paraná	232,212	0.1%
112	Viamão	Rio Grande do Sul	231,996	0.1%
113	Divinópolis	Minas Gerais	231,091	0.1%
114	Criciúma	Santa Catarina	227,438	0.1%
115	Sinop	Mato Grosso	223,780	0.1%
116	Palhoça	Santa Catarina	222,598	0.1%
117	Luziânia	Goiás	221,262	0.1%
118	Santa Luzia	Minas Gerais	219,132	0.1%
119	Samambaia	Federal District	218,840	0.1%
120	Valparaíso de Goiás	Goiás	218,416	0.1%
121	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	Pernambuco	216,969	0.1%
122	Sobral	Ceará	216,519	0.1%
123	Passo Fundo	Rio Grande do Sul	214,811	0.1%
124	São Leopoldo	Rio Grande do Sul	209,229	0.1%
125	Araçatuba	São Paulo	208,415	0.1%
126	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	Sergipe	204,081	0.1%
127	Lauro de Freitas	Bahia	203,331	0.1%
128	Rio Claro	São Paulo	201,418	0.1%
129	São José	Santa Catarina	200,000	0.1%
130	Jaraguá do Sul	Santa Catarina	199,519	0.1%
131	Rio Grande	Rio Grande do Sul	198,935	0.1%
132	Plano Piloto	Federal District	198,697	0.1%
133	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	Espírito Santo	198,342	0.1%
134	Itabuna	Bahia	196,344	0.1%
135	Castanhal	Pará	192,256	0.1%
136	Nova Friburgo	Rio de Janeiro	189,939	0.1%
137	Guarapuava	Paraná	189,630	0.1%
138	Santa Bárbara d'Oeste	São Paulo	189,456	0.1%
139	Planaltina	Federal District	189,412	0.1%
140	Ilhéus	Bahia	189,149	0.1%
141	Alvorada	Rio Grande do Sul	187,315	0.1%
142	Linhares	Espírito Santo	183,797	0.1%
143	Araguaína	Tocantins	183,024	0.1%
144	Porto Seguro	Bahia	182,630	0.1%
145	Barra Mansa	Rio de Janeiro	181,679	0.1%
146	Ibirité	Minas Gerais	179,582	0.1%
147	Angra dos Reis	Rio de Janeiro	179,120	0.1%
148	Bragança Paulista	São Paulo	176,811	0.1%
149	Itu	São Paulo	175,047	0.1%
150	Senador Canedo	Goiás	175,042	0.1%
151	Timon	Maranhão	174,465	0.1%
152	Pindamonhangaba	São Paulo	172,681	0.1%
153	Lages	Santa Catarina	172,458	0.1%
154	Poços de Caldas	Minas Gerais	172,339	0.1%
155	Barreiras	Bahia	171,634	0.1%
156	Parnaíba	Piauí	170,491	0.1%
157	Araraquara	São Paulo	168,468	0.1%
158	Rio das Ostras	Rio de Janeiro	168,099	0.1%
159	Itapetininga	São Paulo	164,256	0.1%
160	Caxias	Maranhão	163,546	0.1%
161	Araucária	Paraná	162,247	0.1%
162	Pouso Alegre	Minas Gerais	162,133	0.1%
163	Alagoinhas	Bahia	161,196	0.1%
164	Toledo	Paraná	160,701	0.1%
165	Camaragibe	Pernambuco	160,318	0.1%
166	Mogi Guaçu	São Paulo	160,318	0.1%
167	Patos de Minas	Minas Gerais	159,235	0.1%
168	Abaetetuba	Pará	158,188	0.1%
169	Brusque	Santa Catarina	155,307	0.1%
170	Paço do Lumiar	Maranhão	155,307	0.1%
171	Garanhuns	Pernambuco	151,803	0.1%
172	Paranaguá	Paraná	150,104	0.1%
173	Santa Rita	Paraíba	149,910	0.1%
174	Fazenda Rio Grande	Paraná	148,873	0.1%
175	Teixeira de Freitas	Bahia	145,216	0.1%
176	Botucatu	São Paulo	145,155	0.1%
177	Campo Largo	Paraná	144,504	0.1%
178	Três Lagoas	Mato Grosso do Sul	143,523	0.1%
179	Teófilo Otoni	Minas Gerais	142,851	0.1%
180	Trindade	Goiás	142,431	0.1%
181	Cachoeirinha	Rio Grande do Sul	141,503	0.1%
182	Salto	São Paulo	141,111	0.1%
183	Ji Paraná	Rondônia	140,101	0.1%
184	Gama	Federal District	139,467	0.1%
185	Balneário Camboriú	Santa Catarina	139,155	0.1%
186	Barcarena	Pará	139,076	0.1%
187	Crato	Ceará	139,027	0.1%
188	Itapipoca	Ceará	138,978	0.1%
189	Conselheiro Lafaiete	Minas Gerais	138,946	0.1%
190	Altamira	Pará	138,749	0.1%
191	Vespasiano	Minas Gerais	138,583	0.1%
192	Santa Cruz do Sul	Rio Grande do Sul	138,270	0.1%
193	Araruama	Rio de Janeiro	137,906	0.1%
194	Resende	Rio de Janeiro	137,697	0.1%
195	Varginha	Minas Gerais	136,467	0.1%
196	Guarapari	Espírito Santo	136,311	0.1%
197	Araras	São Paulo	135,744	0.1%
198	Itaituba	Pará	135,369	0.1%
199	Apucarana	Paraná	134,910	0.1%
200	São Mateus	Espírito Santo	134,423	0.1%
201	Cametá	Pará	134,184	0.1%
202	Vitória de Santo Antão	Pernambuco	134,084	0.1%
203	Votorantim	São Paulo	133,510	0.1%
204	Jaú	São Paulo	133,497	0.1%
205	Bragança	Pará	132,489	0.1%
206	Valinhos	São Paulo	132,258	0.1%
207	São Félix do Xingu	Pará	132,138	0.1%
208	Sapucaia do Sul	Rio Grande do Sul	132,107	0.1%
209	Sabará	Minas Gerais	129,380	0.1%
210	Colatina	Espírito Santo	129,301	0.1%
211	Tatuí	São Paulo	129,130	0.1%
212	Águas Claras	Federal District	128,486	0.1%
213	Bento Gonçalves	Rio Grande do Sul	127,977	0.1%
214	Jequié	Bahia	127,475	0.1%
215	Barretos	São Paulo	126,957	0.1%
216	Sertãozinho	São Paulo	126,887	0.1%
217	Guará	Federal District	125,703	0.1%
218	Barbacena	Minas Gerais	125,317	0.1%
219	Arapongas	Paraná	124,838	0.1%
220	Sorriso	Mato Grosso	124,665	0.1%
221	Itaguaí	Rio de Janeiro	123,980	0.1%
222	Caraguatatuba	São Paulo	123,389	0.1%
223	Birigui	São Paulo	123,340	0.1%
224	Umuarama	Paraná	123,059	0.1%
225	Igarassu	Pernambuco	123,017	0.1%
226	Itatiba	São Paulo	122,581	0.1%
227	Bagé	Rio Grande do Sul	121,335	0.1%
228	Eunápolis	Bahia	121,067	0.1%
229	Nova Lima	Minas Gerais	120,959	0.1%
230	Uruguaiana	Rio Grande do Sul	120,819	0.1%
231	Almirante Tamandaré	Paraná	119,825	0.1%
232	Marituba	Pará	119,437	0.1%
233	Paulo Afonso	Bahia	119,418	0.1%
234	Catanduva	São Paulo	119,275	0.1%
235	Santana	Amapá	118,803	0.1%
236	Araxá	Minas Gerais	118,786	0.1%
237	Piraquara	Paraná	118,730	0.1%
238	Sarandi	Paraná	118,455	0.1%
239	São Lourenço da Mata	Pernambuco	118,258	0.1%
240	Itabira	Minas Gerais	118,053	0.1%
241	Guaratinguetá	São Paulo	118,044	0.1%
242	Araguari	Minas Gerais	117,808	0.1%
243	Camboriú	Santa Catarina	117,324	0.1%
244	Pinhais	Paraná	117,000	0.1%
245	Passos	Minas Gerais	116,951	0.1%
246	Tubarão	Santa Catarina	116,725	0.1%
247	Santa Maria	Federal District	116,622	0.1%
248	Breves	Pará	116,058	0.1%
249	Formosa	Goiás	115,901	0.1%
250	São Gonçalo do Amarante	Rio Grande do Norte	115,838	0.1%
251	Recanto das Emas	Federal District	115,550	0.1%
252	Tucuruí	Pará	115,144	0.1%
253	Nova Serrana	Minas Gerais	114,791	0.1%
254	Tangará da Serra	Mato Grosso	114,603	0.1%
255	Simões Filho	Bahia	114,559	0.1%
256	Catalão	Goiás	114,427	0.1%
257	Codó	Maranhão	114,275	0.1%
258	Itacoatiara	Amazonas	113,917	0.1%
259	Itumbiara	Goiás	113,322	0.1%
260	Itanhaém	São Paulo	112,476	0.1%
261	Planaltina	Goiás	112,304	0.1%
262	Manacapuru	Amazonas	111,751	0.1%
263	Cambé	Paraná	110,923	0.1%
264	Lavras	Minas Gerais	110,682	0.1%
265	São Pedro da Aldeia	Rio de Janeiro	110,677	0.1%
266	Açailândia	Maranhão	110,611	0.1%
267	Paulínia	São Paulo	110,537	0.1%
268	Santo Antônio de Jesus	Bahia	109,791	0.1%
269	Vilhena	Rondônia	109,651	0.1%
270	Coronel Fabriciano	Minas Gerais	108,708	0.1%
271	Maranguape	Ceará	108,622	0.1%
272	Muriaé	Minas Gerais	108,447	0.1%
273	Luis Eduardo Magalhães	Bahia	107,909	0.1%
274	Bacabal	Maranhão	107,755	0.1%
275	Novo Gama	Goiás	107,663	0.1%
276	Ubá	Minas Gerais	107,423	0.1%
277	Itaperuna	Rio de Janeiro	107,246	0.1%
278	Ituiutaba	Minas Gerais	106,775	0%
279	Balsas	Maranhão	105,974	0%
280	Jataí	Goiás	105,729	0%
281	Ipojuca	Pernambuco	105,638	0%
282	Paragominas	Pará	105,550	0%
283	Riacho Fundo II	Federal District	105,210	0%
284	Assis	São Paulo	104,858	0%
285	Santa Cruz do Capibaribe	Pernambuco	104,854	0%
286	Abreu e Lima	Pernambuco	104,248	0%
287	Campo Mourão	Paraná	104,122	0%
288	Ourinhos	São Paulo	103,970	0%
289	Itabaiana	Sergipe	103,440	0%
290	Francisco Beltrão	Paraná	102,312	0%
291	Parintins	Amazonas	101,855	0%
292	Lagarto	Sergipe	101,579	0%
293	Leme	São Paulo	101,537	0%
294	São Cristóvão	Sergipe	101,213	0%
295	Barra do Piraí	Rio de Janeiro	100,764	0%
296	Votuporanga	São Paulo	100,568	0%
297	Caçapava	São Paulo	100,071	0%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Brazil?

São Paulo, with about 12,400,232 inhabitants (city proper). It is larger than the capital, Brasília (2,207,718).

What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasília — population 2,207,718, the 7th largest city in the country.

How many cities in Brazil have over one million people?

14: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza, Manaus, Brasília, Curitiba, Recife, Goiânia, Belém, Porto Alegre, Maceió, Campinas.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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