General info

Entity:
Brazil
Capital:
Brasilia
Population (2010-07-01):
201,103,330 (CIA)
Area:
8,511,965 sq.km.
Country code:
br
Region:
South America

Census Results

1872-08-01 : 9,930,478
1890-12-31 : 14,333,915
1900-12-31 : 17,438,434
1920-09-01 : 30,635,605
1940-09-01 : 41,236,315
1950-09-05 : 51,944,397
1960-09-01 : 70,119,071
1970-09-01 : 93,139,037
1980-09-01 : 119,002,706
1991-09-01 : 146,825,475
2000-08-01 : 169,799,170

Brazil

Administrative units

regiãocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2000-08-01
census		population
2006-07-01
estimate		population
2009-07-01
estimate
source: IBGE, Brazil.
Região Centro-Oeste 1,606,371.8811,636,72813,269,51713,895,375
Distrito FederalBrasília5,801.942,051,1462,383,7842,606,885
GoiásGoiânia340,086.855,003,2285,730,7535,926,300
Mato GrossoCuiabá903,358.042,504,3532,856,9993,001,692
Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande357,125.052,078,0012,297,9812,360,498
Região Nordeste 1,554,257.9747,741,71151,609,02753,591,197
AlagoasMaceió27,767.752,822,6213,050,6523,156,108
BahiaSalvador564,692.9913,070,25013,950,14614,637,364
CearáFortaleza148,825.697,430,6618,217,0858,547,809
MaranhãoSão Luís331,983.335,651,4756,184,5386,367,138
ParaíbaJoão Pessoa56,439.973,443,8253,623,2153,769,977
PernambucoRecife98,311.727,918,3448,502,6038,810,256
PiauíTeresina251,529.272,843,2783,036,2903,145,325
Rio Grande do NorteNatal52,796.872,776,7823,043,7603,137,541
SergipeAracaju21,910.381,784,4752,000,7382,019,679
Região Norte 3,853,327.5212,900,70415,022,06015,359,608
AcreRio Branco152,581.40557,526686,652691,132
AmapáMacapá142,814.59477,032615,715626,609
AmazonasManaus1,570,745.732,812,5573,311,0263,393,369
ParáBelém1,247,689.606,192,3077,110,4657,431,020
RondôniaPorto Velho237,576.231,379,7871,562,4171,503,928
RoraimaBoa Vista224,298.98324,397403,344421,499
TocantinsPalmas277,620.991,157,0981,332,4411,292,051
Região Sudeste 924,512.1272,412,41179,561,09580,915,332
Espírito SantoVitória46,077.523,097,2323,464,2853,487,199
Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte586,528.7717,891,49419,479,35620,033,665
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro43,696.1214,391,28215,561,72016,010,429
São PauloSão Paulo248,209.7137,032,40341,055,73441,384,039
Região Sul 563,549.1625,107,61627,308,86327,719,118
ParanáCuritiba199,315.129,563,45810,387,37810,686,247
Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre268,887.7010,187,79810,963,21910,914,128
Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis95,346.345,356,3605,958,2666,118,743
total 8,514,876.60169,799,170186,770,562191,480,630

Agglomerations

namepopulation
2000-08-01
census		population
2003-07-01
estimate
São Paulo17,878,70318,628,444
Rio de Janeiro10,894,15611,226,729
Belo Horizonte4,819,2885,100,559
Porto Alegre3,658,3763,877,844
Recife3,337,5653,466,214
Brasília2,952,2763,199,451
Salvador3,021,5723,183,327
Fortaleza2,984,6893,164,225
Curitiba2,726,5562,973,784
Campinas2,338,1482,483,594
Belém1,795,5361,916,982
Goiânia1,639,5161,766,588
Baixada Santista (Santos)1,476,8201,555,859
Grande Vitória1,425,5871,531,555
Natal1,043,3211,167,811
São Luís1,070,6881,147,874
Macéio989,1821,051,576
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (Joinville)926,301964,626
Florianópolis816,315873,970
Londrina647,854677,686
Vale do Itajaí (Blumenau)538,846590,958
Vale do Aço (Ipatinga)563,073582,948
Maringá474,202502,737
source: IBGE, Brazil.
note: when the name differs from the main center of a region, the main center is mentioned between brackets; RIDE = Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno.

Main cities

namepopulation
2000-08-01
census		population
2006-07-01
estimate		population
2009-07-01
estimate
São Paulo10,434,25211,016,70311,037,593
Rio de Janeiro5,857,9046,136,6526,186,710
Salvador2,443,1072,711,3722,998,056
Brasília2,051,1462,383,7842,606,885
Fortaleza2,141,4022,416,9202,505,552
Belo Horizonte2,238,5262,399,9202,452,617
Curitiba1,587,3151,788,5591,851,215
Manaus1,403,7961,688,5241,738,641
Recife1,422,9051,515,0521,561,659
Belém1,280,6141,428,3681,437,600
Porto Alegre1,360,5901,440,9391,436,123
Guarulhos1,072,7171,283,2531,299,283
Goiânia1,093,0071,220,4121,281,975
Campinas969,3961,059,4201,064,669
São Luís870,028998,385997,098
São Gonçalo891,119973,372991,382
Maceió797,759922,458936,314
Duque de Caxias775,456855,010872,762
Nova Iguaçu920,599844,583865,089
São Bernardo do Campo703,177803,906810,979
Natal712,317789,896806,203
Teresina714,318801,971802,537
Campo Grande662,534765,247755,107
Osasco652,593714,950718,646
João Pessoa594,922672,081702,235
Jaboatão dos Guararapes581,556651,355687,688
Santo André649,331673,234673,396
Uberlândia500,095600,368634,345
Contagem538,017603,376625,393
São José dos Campos538,909610,965615,871
Feira de Santana480,692535,284591,707
Sorocaba494,649578,068584,313
Ribeirão Preto505,012559,650563,107
Cuiabá482,498542,861550,562
Aracaju460,898505,286544,039
Juiz de Fora447,141509,125526,706
Aparecida de Goiânia336,392453,104510,770
Londrina447,065495,696510,707
Ananindeua393,569498,095505,512
Belford Roxo434,474489,002501,544
Joinville429,604496,051497,331
Niterói459,451476,669479,384
São João de Meriti449,476466,996469,827
Betim306,675407,003441,748
Campos dos Goytacazes406,279429,667434,008
São José do Rio Preto357,862415,508419,632
Mauá363,392413,943417,458
Santos417,983418,375417,098
Vila Velha345,965405,374413,548
Caxias do Sul360,207412,053410,166
Florianópolis342,315406,564408,161
Serra321,181394,370404,688
Diadema357,064395,333397,738
Olinda367,902387,494397,268
Carapicuíba344,596389,634392,701
Campina Grande354,061379,871383,764
Porto Velho334,585380,974382,829
Moji das Cruzes330,241372,419375,268
Piracicaba328,312366,442368,843
Macapá282,745368,367366,484
Cariacica324,285361,058365,859
Montes Claros306,258348,991363,227
Bauru315,835356,680359,429
Itaquaquecetuba272,942352,755359,253
Jundiaí322,798348,621349,929
Ribeirão das Neves246,846322,969349,307
Pelotas323,034346,452345,181
Anápolis287,666318,808335,960
Maringá288,653324,397335,511
Caucaia250,479313,584334,364
Canoas306,093333,322332,056
Franca287,400328,121330,938
São Vicente303,551329,370330,795
Foz do Iguaçu258,368309,113325,137
Vitória292,304317,085320,156
Paulista262,237299,744319,373
Vitória da Conquista262,585289,772318,901
Petrópolis286,348310,216315,119
Ponta Grossa273,469304,973314,681
Guarujá264,812305,171308,058
Rio Branco252,800314,127305,954
Blumenau261,808298,603299,416
Caruaru253,312283,152298,501
Uberaba251,159285,094296,261
Cascavel245,066284,083296,254
Suzano228,690280,318284,356
Petrolina218,336260,004281,851
Limeira248,632279,554281,583
São José dos Pinhais204,316261,125279,297
Santarém262,672276,074276,665
Taubaté244,107271,660273,426
Barueri208,281265,549270,173
Gravataí232,629270,763269,446
Santa Maria243,392270,073268,969
Boa Vista200,383249,655266,901
Governador Valadares246,897259,405263,274
Volta Redonda242,839258,145261,403
Viamão227,429261,971260,740
Novo Hamburgo236,193258,754257,746
Juazeiro do Norte211,858240,638249,829
Praia Grande193,582245,386249,551
Embu207,663245,855248,722
Colombo183,329231,787247,268
Ipatinga212,496236,463244,508
Magé205,830237,000244,334
Mossoró211,823229,787244,287
Juazeiro174,101207,969243,896
Sumaré196,723237,900241,077
Várzea Grande214,842254,736240,038
Imperatriz230,450232,560236,691
Camaçari161,727196,798234,558
Santa Luzia184,903219,699231,607
Itaboraí187,479220,981228,996
Taboão da Serra197,644225,405227,343
Marília197,153224,093225,938
Sete Lagoas184,871215,069225,358
São Carlos192,923218,702220,463
Ilhéus221,883220,943219,266
Divinópolis183,708207,983216,099
Alvorada183,968214,953213,894
Itabuna196,456204,988213,656
Jacareí191,358211,559212,824
São Leopoldo193,547212,498211,663
Arapiraca186,150202,390210,521
Luziânia141,082187,262210,064
Presidente Prudente189,104206,704207,725
Itapevi162,433202,683205,881
Hortolândia152,523201,795205,856
Americana182,593203,845205,229
Marabá167,873200,801203,049
São José173,559201,103201,746
Maracanaú179,732196,422201,693
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim174,227198,150201,259
Araraquara181,989199,657200,666
source: IBGE, Brazil.