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Boa Vista overview
Boa Vista (orange) and the other large cities of Brazil
Boa Vista lies in Roraima in Brazil at 2.82°N, 60.67°W, about 82 m above sea level. The local time zone is America/Boa_Vista (UTC-4); GeoNames classifies it as a regional capital.
It is smaller than Montes Claros (437,601) and larger than Rio Branco (419,452). The largest city in Brazil is São Paulo with 12,400,232 people; the capital, Brasília, has 2,207,718.
The national capital, Brasília, is about 2,498 km away.
Brazil as a whole has a live population of 213,783,157 (+0.3% a year) and ranks #7 of 238 countries — see the Brazil population page for the full statistics and the Brazil atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.
Largest cities in Brazil
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | São Paulo | 12,400,232 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 6,747,815 |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais | 2,721,564 |
| 4 | Salvador | Bahia | 2,711,840 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | Ceará | 2,400,000 |
| 6 | Manaus | Amazonas | 2,219,580 |
| 7 | BrasíliaCapital | Federal District | 2,207,718 |
| 8 | Curitiba | Paraná | 1,948,626 |
| 9 | Recife | Pernambuco | 1,653,461 |
| 10 | Goiânia | Goiás | 1,536,097 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Boa Vista?
Boa Vista has about 419,652 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Boa Vista the capital of Brazil?
No. The capital of Brazil is Brasília (2,207,718 people), about 2,498 km away. Boa Vista is the 44th largest city of the country and a regional capital.
How big is Boa Vista compared with the rest of Brazil?
Its 419,652 residents are 0.2% of the 213,783,157 people living in Brazil today. São Paulo is larger with 12,400,232 people.
Where is Boa Vista?
In Roraima, Brazil, at latitude 2.82 and longitude -60.67, 82 m above sea level.
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Glostats. (2026). Boa Vista Population 2026 — Brazil. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/brazil/boa-vista/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/brazil/boa-vista/">Boa Vista Population 2026 — Brazil</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.