City profile · Brazil · South America
Barra da Tijuca
City population
421,438
#54
in Brazil
#8
in Rio de Janeiro
#1,364
worldwide
-22.998, -43.365 · 934 km from Brasília
About Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 421,438. It is the 54th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,364th largest worldwide. It lies 934 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 83
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.998, -43.365
Record updated
2026-07-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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