Brazil

Official name:
Federative Republic of Brazil
Name in native language:
República Federativa do Brasil
Capital:
Brasília
ISO country code
BR
Nat. statistical agency:
IBGE
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
2010-08-01 : 190,732,694

the Federative Republic of Brazil

Administrative units

regiãocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2000-08-01
census		population
2010-08-01
census
source: IBGE , Brazil.
Região Centro-Oeste 1,606,371.8811,636,72814,050,340
Distrito FederalBrasília5,801.942,051,1462,562,963
GoiásGoiânia340,086.855,003,2286,004,045
Mato GrossoCuiabá903,358.042,504,3533,033,991
Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande357,125.052,078,0012,449,341
Região Nordeste 1,554,257.9747,741,71153,078,137
AlagoasMaceió27,767.752,822,6213,120,922
BahiaSalvador564,692.9913,070,25014,021,432
CearáFortaleza148,825.697,430,6618,448,055
MaranhãoSão Luís331,983.335,651,4756,569,683
ParaíbaJoão Pessoa56,439.973,443,8253,766,834
PernambucoRecife98,311.727,918,3448,796,032
PiauíTeresina251,529.272,843,2783,119,015
Rio Grande do NorteNatal52,796.872,776,7823,168,133
SergipeAracaju21,910.381,784,4752,068,031
Região Norte 3,853,327.5212,900,70415,865,678
AcreRio Branco152,581.40557,526732,793
AmapáMacapá142,814.59477,032668,689
AmazonasManaus1,570,745.732,812,5573,480,937
ParáBelém1,247,689.606,192,3077,588,078
RondôniaPorto Velho237,576.231,379,7871,560,501
RoraimaBoa Vista224,298.98324,397451,227
TocantinsPalmas277,620.991,157,0981,383,453
Região Sudeste 924,512.1272,412,41180,353,724
Espírito SantoVitória46,077.523,097,2323,512,672
Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte586,528.7717,891,49419,595,309
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro43,696.1214,391,28215,993,583
São PauloSão Paulo248,209.7137,032,40341,252,160
Região Sul 563,549.1625,107,61627,384,815
ParanáCuritiba199,315.129,563,45810,439,601
Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre268,887.7010,187,79810,695,532
Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis95,346.345,356,3606,249,682
total 8,514,876.60169,799,170190,732,694

Agglomerations

namepopulation
2000-08-01
census		population
2003-07-01
estimate		population
2010-08-01
census
São Paulo17,878,70318,628,44419,672,582
Rio de Janeiro10,894,15611,226,72911,875,063
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
2010-08-01
census
São Paulo10,434,25211,244,369
Rio de Janeiro5,857,9046,323,037
Salvador2,443,1072,676,606
Brasília2,051,1462,562,963
Fortaleza2,141,4022,447,409
Belo Horizonte2,238,5262,375,444
Manaus1,405,8351,802,525
Curitiba1,587,3151,746,896
Recife1,422,9051,536,934
Porto Alegre1,360,5901,409,939
Belém1,280,6141,392,031
Goiânia1,093,0071,301,892
Guarulhos1,072,7171,222,357
Campinas969,3961,080,999
São Luís870,0281,011,943
São Gonçalo891,119999,901
Maceió797,759932,608
Duque de Caxias775,456855,046
Teresina715,360814,439
Natal712,317803,811
Nova Iguaçu920,599795,212
Campo Grande663,621787,204
São Bernardo do Campo703,177765,203
João Pessoa597,934723,514
Santo André649,331673,914
Osasco652,593666,469
Jaboatão dos Guararapes581,556644,699
São José dos Campos539,313627,544
Ribeirão Preto504,923605,114
Contagem538,017603,048
Uberlândia501,214600,285
Sorocaba493,468586,311
Aracaju461,534570,937
Feira de Santana480,949556,756
Cuiabá483,346551,350
Juiz de Fora456,796517,872
Joinville429,604515,250
Londrina447,065506,645
Niterói459,451487,327
Ananindeua393,569471,744
Belford Roxo434,474469,261
Campos dos Goytacazes406,989463,545
São João de Meriti449,476459,356
Aparecida de Goiânia336,392455,735
Caxias do Sul360,419435,482
Porto Velho334,661426,558
Florianópolis342,315421,203
Santos417,983419,757
Mauá363,392417,281
Vila Velha345,965414,420
Serra321,181409,324
São José do Rio Preto358,523408,435
Macapá283,308397,913
Mogi das Cruzes330,241387,241
Diadema357,064386,039
Campina Grande355,331385,276
Betim306,675377,547
Olinda367,902375,559
Jundiaí323,397370,251
Carapicuíba344,596369,908
Piracicaba329,158364,872
Montes Claros306,947361,971
Maringá288,653357,117
Cariacica324,285348,933
Bauru316,064344,039
Rio Branco253,059335,796
Anápolis288,085335,032
São Vicente303,551332,424
Pelotas323,158327,778
Vitória292,304325,453
Caucaia250,479324,738
Canoas306,093324,025
Itaquaquecetuba272,942321,854
Franca287,737318,785
Caruaru253,634314,951
Ponta Grossa273,616311,697
Blumenau261,808309,214
Vitória da Conquista262,494306,374
Paulista262,237300,611
Ribeirão das Neves246,846296,376
Petrópolis286,537296,044
Uberaba252,051296,000
Santarém262,538294,774
Petrolina218,538294,081
Guarujá264,812290,607
Cascavel245,369286,172
Boa Vista200,568284,258
Taubaté244,165278,724
Limeira249,046276,010
Governador Valadares247,131263,594
São José dos Pinhais204,316263,488
Suzano228,690262,568
Santa Maria243,611261,027
Praia Grande193,582260,769
Mossoró213,841259,886
Volta Redonda242,063257,996
Foz do Iguaçu258,543256,081
Gravataí232,629255,762
Várzea Grande215,298252,709
source: IBGE, Brazil.