Brazil

South AmericaCapital: BrasiliaMost important metro: Sao Paulo

2026 population

213.4M

Rank #7 globally

Area

8.5M km²

Metros tracked

218

64% of population in metros

Composite score

271.6

Rank #11 globally

218 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#23	Sao Paulo▲ Largest	22.3M	65.3	World City
#64	Rio de Janeiro	12.9M	37.9	Major Metro
#190	Brasilia★ Capital	4.8M	14.2	Regional Hub
#207	Belo Horizonte	5.4M	13.4	Regional Hub
#245	Porto Alegre	4.2M	10.6	Regional Hub
#253	Goiania	2.7M	10.3	Regional Hub
#255	Itajai	533K	10.2	Regional Hub
#280	Salvador	3.6M	8.9	Established City
#322	Fortaleza	3.8M	8.0	Established City
#330	Campinas	3.3M	7.7	Established City
#342	Santos	1.9M	7.2	Established City
#371	Recife	4.0M	6.5	Established City
#464	João Pessoa	1.4M	4.9	Emerging City
#546	Manaus	2.8M	4.0	Emerging City
#563	Curitiba	3.7M	3.8	Emerging City
#646	Foz do Iguaçu	297K	3.1	Emerging City
#714	Belem	2.2M	2.6	Emerging City
#799	Vitória	2.0M	2.2	Emerging City
#856	Natal	1.6M	2.0	Emerging City
#874	São José dos Campos	2.6M	1.9	Emerging City
#906	Maceio	1.3M	1.8	Emerging City
#914	Caxias do Sul	779K	1.8	Emerging City
#1000	Sorocaba	2.3M	1.5	Emerging City
#1006	Florianopolis	1.5M	1.5	Emerging City
#1038	Ribeirão Preto	864K	1.4	Emerging City
#1052	Teresina	1.3M	1.4	Emerging City
#1084	Cuiaba	1.0M	1.3	Emerging City
#1090	São Luís	1.7M	1.3	Emerging City
#1133	Saquarema	95K	1.3	Emerging City
#1181	São José do Rio Preto	504K	1.2	Emerging City
#1264	Uberlândia	885K	1.0	Emerging City
#1273	Anápolis	420K	1.0	Emerging City
#1459	Campo Grande	963K	0.8	Local City
#1509	Parauapebas	306K	0.8	Local City
#1528	Joinville	665K	0.7	Local City
#1543	Aracaju	631K	0.7	Local City
#1574	Porto Velho	518K	0.7	Local City
#1575	Londrina	1.3M	0.7	Local City
#1586	Boa Vista	485K	0.7	Local City
#1622	Rio Branco	393K	0.6	Local City
#1641	Sobral	217K	0.6	Local City
#1676	Araraquara	253K	0.6	Local City
#1747	Maringá	897K	0.5	Local City
#1819	Crato	139K	0.5	Local City
#1896	Campina Grande	686K	0.5	Local City
#1926	Macapá	608K	0.5	Local City
#1943	Juiz de Fora	568K	0.4	Local City
#1973	Chapecó	484K	0.4	Local City
#1989	Cascavel	445K	0.4	Local City
#1993	Montes Claros	438K	0.4	Local City
#2003	Petrolina	418K	0.4	Local City
#2010	Caruaru	405K	0.4	Local City
#2013	Ponta Grossa	400K	0.4	Local City
#2023	Bauru	393K	0.4	Local City
#2032	Volta Redonda	378K	0.4	Local City
#2046	Imperatriz	363K	0.4	Local City
#2048	Santarém	361K	0.4	Local City
#2067	Pelotas	336K	0.4	Local City
#2093	Limeira	301K	0.4	Local City
#2110	Marabá	291K	0.3	Local City
#2142	Juazeiro	256K	0.3	Local City
#2150	Arapiraca	244K	0.3	Local City
#2166	Criciuma	227K	0.3	Local City
#2223	Ilhéus	189K	0.3	Local City
#2229	Bragança Paulista	186K	0.3	Local City
#2236	Araguaína	183K	0.3	Local City
#2267	Parnaíba	170K	0.3	Local City
#2269	Jequié	169K	0.3	Local City
#2284	Pouso Alegre	162K	0.3	Local City
#2307	Brusque	155K	0.3	Local City
#2366	Itabaiana	133K	0.3	Local City
#2410	Bagé	122K	0.3	Local City
#2445	Erechim	110K	0.3	Local City
#2459	Lagarto	106K	0.3	Local City
#2473	Iguatu	103K	0.3	Local City
#2503	Lucas do Rio Verde	96K	0.3	Local City
#2506	São João del-Rei	94K	0.3	Local City
#2529	Ijui	88K	0.3	Local City
#2548	Cianorte	83K	0.3	Local City
#2594	Sousa	70K	0.3	Local City
#2626	Penedo	60K	0.3	Local City
#2648	Itabirito	56K	0.3	Local City
#2658	Sapé	53K	0.3	Local City
#2670	Novo Horizonte	51K	0.3	Local City
#2719	Santa Cruz (RGN)	39K	0.3	Local City
#2729	Goiatuba	37K	0.3	Local City
#2789	Tocantinópolis	23K	0.3	Local City
#2791	Caracaraí	23K	0.3	Local City
#2823	Porto Acre	18K	0.3	Local City
#2828	Marmeleiro	17K	0.3	Local City
#2852	Tombos	9K	0.3	Local City
#2884	Vale do Aço	743K	0.2	Local City
#2902	Feira de Santana	661K	0.2	Local City
#2945	Campos dos Goytacazes	519K	0.2	Local City
#2954	Cabo Frio	487K	0.2	Local City
#2981	Piracicaba	441K	0.1	Local City
#3006	Vitória da Conquista	397K	0.1	Local City
#3013	Blumenau	386K	0.1	Local City
#3018	Palmas	379K	0.1	Local City
#3024	Jaraguá do Sul	200K	0.1	Local City
#3030	Franca	365K	0.1	Local City
#3039	Uberaba	357K	0.1	Local City
#3048	Rio Claro	346K	0.1	Local City
#3056	Araçatuba	332K	0.1	Local City
#3081	Juazeiro do Norte	306K	0.1	Local City
#3103	Santa Maria (RGS)	282K	0.1	Local City
#3106	Mossoró	279K	0.1	Local City
#3120	Governador Valadares	267K	0.1	Local City
#3121	São Carlos	266K	0.1	Local City
#3124	Macaé	264K	0.1	Local City
#3129	Dourados	264K	0.1	Local City
#3131	Rondonópolis	264K	0.1	Local City
#3150	Marília	247K	0.1	Local City
#3154	Divinópolis	244K	0.1	Local City
#3155	Rio Verde	241K	0.1	Local City
#3158	Sete Lagoas	239K	0.1	Local City
#3162	Presidente Prudente	235K	0.1	Local City
#3180	Sinop	224K	0.1	Local City
#3194	Passo Fundo	215K	0.1	Local City
#3205	Castanhal	209K	0.1	Local City
#3217	Nossa Senhora do Socorro	204K	0.1	Local City
#3221	Nova Friburgo	203K	0.1	Local City
#3229	Rio Grande	199K	0.1	Local City
#3230	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	198K	0.1	Local City
#3237	Itabuna	196K	0.1	Local City
#3248	Guarapuava	190K	0.1	Local City
#3259	Linhares	184K	0.1	Local City
#3261	Porto Seguro	183K	0.1	Local City
#3262	Barra Mansa	182K	0.1	Local City
#3269	Angra dos Reis	179K	0.1	Local City
#3273	Teresópolis	177K	0.1	Local City
#3281	Lages	172K	0.1	Local City
#3282	Abaetetuba	172K	0.1	Local City
#3283	Poços de Caldas	172K	0.1	Local City
#3285	Barreiras	172K	0.1	Local City
#3291	Patos de Minas	169K	0.1	Local City
#3293	Rio das Ostras	168K	0.1	Local City
#3313	Caxias	164K	0.1	Local City
#3317	Alagoinhas	161K	0.1	Local City
#3319	Toledo (PAR)	161K	0.1	Local City
#3321	Mogi Guaçu	160K	0.1	Local City
#3337	Teixeira de Freitas	154K	0.1	Local City
#3339	Garanhuns	152K	0.1	Local City
#3342	Botucatu	151K	0.1	Local City
#3347	Paranaguá	150K	0.1	Local City
#3362	Cametá	145K	0.0	Local City
#3364	Vitória de Santo Antão	144K	0.0	Local City
#3367	Varginha	144K	0.0	Local City
#3368	Três Lagoas	144K	0.0	Local City
#3370	Teófilo Otoni	143K	0.0	Local City
#3377	Ji-Paraná	140K	0.0	Local City
#3379	Itapipoca	139K	0.0	Local City
#3381	Conselheiro Lafaiete	139K	0.0	Local City
#3383	Altamira	139K	0.0	Local City
#3386	Santa Cruz do Sul	138K	0.0	Local City
#3389	Resende	138K	0.0	Local City
#3391	Jaú	137K	0.0	Local City
#3397	Itaituba	135K	0.0	Local City
#3400	São Mateus	134K	0.0	Local City
#3407	Bragança	132K	0.0	Local City
#3422	Barbacena	130K	0.0	Local City
#3424	Colatina	129K	0.0	Local City
#3435	Barretos	127K	0.0	Local City
#3454	Umuarama	123K	0.0	Local City
#3455	Catalão	123K	0.0	Local City
#3464	Eunápolis	121K	0.0	Local City
#3465	Uruguaiana	121K	0.0	Local City
#3474	Paulo Afonso	119K	0.0	Local City
#3475	Catanduva	119K	0.0	Local City
#3480	Araxá	119K	0.0	Local City
#3483	Codó	118K	0.0	Local City
#3485	Itabira	118K	0.0	Local City
#3491	Passos	117K	0.0	Local City
#3492	Tubarão	117K	0.0	Local City
#3495	Breves	116K	0.0	Local City
#3501	Nova Serrana	115K	0.0	Local City
#3503	Tangará da Serra	115K	0.0	Local City
#3508	Paragominas	113K	0.0	Local City
#3511	Itumbiara	113K	0.0	Local City
#3521	Jataí	112K	0.0	Local City
#3530	Lavras	111K	0.0	Local City
#3531	Açailândia	111K	0.0	Local City
#3534	Santo Antônio de Jesus	110K	0.0	Local City
#3537	Vilhena	110K	0.0	Local City
#3541	Ariquemes	109K	0.0	Local City
#3548	Muriaé	108K	0.0	Local City
#3552	Patos (PRB)	108K	0.0	Local City
#3553	Bacabal	108K	0.0	Local City
#3554	Ubá	107K	0.0	Local City
#3557	Itaperuna	107K	0.0	Local City
#3560	Ourinhos	107K	0.0	Local City
#3561	Ituiutaba	107K	0.0	Local City
#3572	Assis	105K	0.0	Local City
#3573	Santa Cruz do Capibaribe	105K	0.0	Local City
#3579	Aracruz	103K	0.0	Local City
#3588	Parintins	102K	0.0	Local City
#3590	Leme	102K	0.0	Local City
#3608	Corumbá	99K	0.0	Local City
#3624	Tucuruí	96K	0.0	Local City
#3629	Mogi Mirim	96K	0.0	Local City
#3720	Viçosa	80K	0.0	Local City
#3738	Tailândia	75K	0.0	Local City
#3748	Palmeira dos Índios	74K	0.0	Local City
#3793	Piripiri	68K	0.0	Local City
#3808	Salgueiro	66K	0.0	Local City
#3820	São Félix do Xingu	65K	0.0	Local City
#3926	Nova Venécia	52K	0.0	Local City
#3931	Coruripe	52K	0.0	Local City
#3946	Catu	50K	0.0	Local City
#4005	Afogados da Ingazeira	43K	0.0	Local City
#4023	Itápolis	40K	0.0	Local City
#4026	São Mateus do Maranhão	40K	0.0	Local City
#4028	Bandeirantes	40K	0.0	Local City
#4059	Iporá	37K	0.0	Local City
#4079	Riachão do Jacuípe	35K	0.0	Local City
#4132	Costa Rica (MGS)	29K	0.0	Local City
#4264	Águia Branca	10K	0.0	Local City
#4278	Várzea Grande	5K	0.0	Local City