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City profile · Brazil · South America

Cabo Frio

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
City population
238,438
#134
in Brazil
#14
in Rio de Janeiro
#2,409
worldwide
BrasíliaCabo Frio
-22.887, -42.026 · 1,004 km from Brasília
City population
238,438
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#134
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,409
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 238,438. It is the 134th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,409th largest worldwide. It lies 1,004 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#134of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#14of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Rank in region
#14of 83
Distance to capital
1,004 km
to Brasília
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.887, -42.026
Record updated
2026-07-18
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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