City profile · Brazil · South America
Caxias do Sul
City population
479,599
#48
in Brazil
#2
in Rio Grande do Sul
#1,195
worldwide
-29.168, -51.179 · 1,525 km from Brasília
About Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with a population of 479,599. It is the 48th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,195th largest worldwide. It lies 1,525 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 125
Elevation
787 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-29.168, -51.179
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.
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