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Belford Roxo

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
City population
518,384
#42
in Brazil
#4
in Rio de Janeiro
#1,097
worldwide
BrasíliaBelford Roxo
-22.764, -43.399 · 910 km from Brasília
City population
518,384
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#42
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,097
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.2%
of the national population

About Belford Roxo

Situated 910 km from Brasília, this city of 518,384 residents ranks fourth in Rio de Janeiro state and 42nd nationwide. It sits within a densely clustered urban area; Nova Iguaçu (843,046) and Duque de Caxias (866,347) lie 5 km and 9 km away respectively, while São João de Meriti (466,536) and Nilópolis (155,500) are each 5 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Brazil
#42of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#4of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Rank in region
#4of 83
Distance to capital
910 km
to Brasília
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.764, -43.399
Record updated
2026-07-14
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.

Nearby Cities

All 2,250 in Brazil

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMNilópolis156K people5KMSão João de Meriti467K people5KMNova Iguaçu843K people9KMDuque de Caxias866K people17KMQueimados149K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Belford Roxo518K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Belford Roxo compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Belford Roxo518K

Belford Roxo Population FAQ

What is the population of Belford Roxo?

Belford Roxo has a city population of 518,384. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Belford Roxo?

Belford Roxo is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 910 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -22.764, -43.399.

How big is Belford Roxo compared with other cities in Brazil?

It is the 42nd largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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