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Brazil
121 cities in the atlas · 91 airports with scheduled flights
Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Brasília
- Currency
- BRL
- Brazilian Real
- Local time
- Brasilia Standard TimeUTC-03:00
- 3 more
- Calling code
- +55
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and N
Facts
Brazil in figures
From named datasets: GeoNames, CLDR, the World Bank and Wikidata. Each is credited at the foot of the page.
- Capital
- Brasília
- Currency
- Brazilian Real BRLToday's indicative rate: BRL 1 ≈ USD 0.198Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: PortugueseOfficial in part of the country: VenetianSpoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English and French
- Time zones
- Acre Standard TimeUTC-05:00Amazon Standard TimeUTC-04:00Brasilia Standard TimeUTC-03:00Fernando de Noronha Standard TimeUTC-02:00
- Calling code
- +55
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and N127 V / 220 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 188crisis line190police192ambulance193fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 212,812,405 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 8,511,965 km²
- Internet domain
- .br
When to go
Climate across Brazil
In April to October, more than half of the 84 cities with figures in Brazil have a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasília | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 27° |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° |
| Curitiba | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| São Paulo | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 27° |
| Belo Horizonte | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 26° |
| Salvador | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Recife | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Manaus | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 30° |
| Porto Alegre | 29° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 21° | 19° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 28° |
| Fortaleza | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Cities good for going, of 84 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 56 | 54 | 35 | 19 |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
Cities
Cities in Brazil
All 121 places in the atlas: capitals, cities of 300,000 people or more, the places its airports serve, and the ones we have written guides to.
- BrasíliaCapitalFederal District2,207,718
- São Paulo12,400,232
- Rio de JaneiroGuide6,747,815
- Belo HorizonteMinas Gerais2,721,564
- SalvadorEstado de Bahia2,711,840
- FortalezaCeará2,400,000
- ManausAmazonas2,219,580
- CuritibaParaná1,948,626
- RecifePernambuco1,653,461
- GoiâniaGoiás1,536,097
- BelémPará1,499,641
- Porto AlegreRio Grande do Sul1,488,252
- MaceióAlagoas1,031,597
- CampinasSão Paulo1,031,554
- São LuísMaranhão917,237
- Campo GrandeMato Grosso do Sul906,092
- NatalRio Grande do Norte896,708
- TeresinaPiauí871,126
- Nova IguaçuRio de Janeiro843,046
- João PessoaParaíba817,511
- SorocabaSão Paulo762,172
- UberlândiaMinas Gerais754,954
- São José dos CamposSão Paulo727,078
- Ribeirão PretoSão Paulo698,642
- AracajuSergipe664,908
- JoinvilleSanta Catarina664,500
- Jaboatão dos GuararapesPernambuco644,037
- ContagemMinas Gerais627,123
- CuiabáMato Grosso618,124
- Feira de SantanaEstado de Bahia616,272
More cities · 54
- Londrina
- Porto Velho
- Juiz de Fora
- Ananindeua
- Aparecida de Goiânia
- Serra
- Belford Roxo
- Macapá
- Florianópolis
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- São José do Rio Preto
- Caxias do Sul
- Campina Grande
- Jundiaí
- Piracicaba
- Montes Claros
- Boa Vista
- Rio Branco
- Santos
- Petrolina
- Mauá
- Maringá
- Caruaru
- Vitória da Conquista
- Vila Velha
- Bauru
- Carapicuíba
- Betim
- Caucaia
- Cariacica
- Itaquaquecetuba
- Cascavel
- Praia Grande
- Franca
- Olinda
- Blumenau
- Santarém
- Uberaba
- São José dos Pinhais
- Ribeirão das Neves
- Paulista
- São Vicente
- Pelotas
- Canoas
- Mogi das Cruzes
- Taubaté
- Camaçari
- Suzano
- Anápolis
- Vitória
- Palmas
- Parauapebas
- Juazeiro do Norte
- Várzea Grande
Smaller places with an airport · 37
- Foz do Iguaçu
- Ponta Grossa
- Marabá
- Chapecó
- Imperatriz
- Santa Maria
- Governador Valadares
- Mossoró
- Rondonópolis
- Marília
- Ipatinga
- Presidente Prudente
- Passo Fundo
- Araçatuba
- Ilhéus
- Araguaína
- Porto Seguro
- Lages
- Parnaíba
- Araraquara
- Altamira
- Itaituba
- Uruguaiana
- Paulo Afonso
- Araxá
- Tucuruí
- Vilhena
- Corumbá
- Ponta Porã
- Cruzeiro do Sul
- Navegantes
- Tefé
- Santo Ângelo
- Tabatinga
- Manicoré
- São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- Jijoca de Jericoacoara
Airports
Airports in Brazil
Airports with scheduled flights and an IATA code, from OurAirports.
Large airports
- CGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportSão Paulo
- GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportSão Paulo
- GIGRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportRio de Janeiro
- SDUSantos Dumont AirportRio de Janeiro
- CNFTancredo Neves International AirportBelo Horizonte
- SSADeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador
- FORPinto Martins International AirportFortaleza
- MAOEduardo Gomes International AirportManaus
- BSBPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrasília
- CWBCuritiba-Afonso Pena International AirportCuritiba
- RECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportRecife
- GYNSanta Genoveva International AirportGoiânia
- BELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBelém
- POAPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportPorto Alegre
- MCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportMaceió
- VCPViracopos International AirportCampinas
- SLZMarechal Cunha Machado International AirportSão Luís
- NATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportNatal
- JPAPresidente Castro Pinto International AirportJoão Pessoa
- CGBVárzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International AirportCuiabá
- PVHGovernador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International AirportPorto Velho
- FLNHercílio Luz International AirportFlorianópolis
- BVBAtlas Brasil Cantanhede International AirportBoa Vista
- RBRRio Branco-Plácido de Castro International AirportRio Branco
- VIXEurico de Aguiar Salles International AirportVitória
- IGUCataratas International AirportFoz do Iguaçu
- BPSPorto Seguro International AirportPorto Seguro
- NVTMinistro Victor Konder International AirportNavegantes
Medium airports · 63
- CGR · Campo Grande
- THE · Teresina
- UDI · Uberlândia
- SJK · São José dos Campos
- RAO · Ribeirão Preto
- AJU · Aracaju
- JOI · Joinville
- LDB · Londrina
- IZA · Juiz de Fora
- JDF · Juiz de Fora
- MCP · Macapá
- CAW · Campos dos Goytacazes
- SJP · São José do Rio Preto
- CXJ · Caxias do Sul
- CPV · Campina Grande
- MOC · Montes Claros
- PNZ · Petrolina
- MGF · Maringá
- VDC · Vitória da Conquista
- JTC · Bauru
- CAC · Cascavel
- STM · Santarém
- UBA · Uberaba
- PET · Pelotas
- PMW · Palmas
- CKS · Parauapebas
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa
- MAB · Marabá
- XAP · Chapecó
- IMP · Imperatriz
- RIA · Santa Maria
- GVR · Governador Valadares
- MVF · Mossoró
- ROO · Rondonópolis
- MII · Marília
- IPN · Ipatinga
- PPB · Presidente Prudente
- PFB · Passo Fundo
- ARU · Araçatuba
- IOS · Ilhéus
- AUX · Araguaína
- LAJ · Lages
- PHB · Parnaíba
- AQA · Araraquara
- ATM · Altamira
- ITB · Itaituba
- URG · Uruguaiana
- PAV · Paulo Afonso
- AAX · Araxá
- TUR · Tucuruí
- BVH · Vilhena
- CMG · Corumbá
- PMG · Ponta Porã
- CZS · Cruzeiro do Sul
- TFF · Tefé
- GEL · Santo Ângelo
- TBT · Tabatinga
- MNX · Manicoré
- SJL · São Gabriel da Cachoeira
- JJD · Jijoca de Jericoacoara
- AFL · Alta Floresta
- FEN · Fernando de Noronha
- TMT · Oriximiná
Photographs
Brazil in pictures
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its author, with its licence.
CuritibaPhoto: mariordo59 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
São PauloPhoto: Andre Deak · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
BrasíliaPhoto: Arturdiasr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Belo HorizontePraça da Liberdade · Photo: MICHELLE TAMIETTI · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SalvadorHistoric Centre of Salvador da Bahia · Photo: Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Guides
Our guides in Brazil
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Brazil
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