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City profile · Brazil · South America

Florianópolis

Santa Catarina · Brazil
City population
508,826
#45
in Brazil
#2
in Santa Catarina
#1,125
worldwide
BrasíliaFlorianópolis
-27.597, -48.549 · 1,316 km from Brasília
City population
508,826
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#45
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,125
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.2%
of the national population

About Florianópolis

The 45th-largest city in Brazil by population, Florianópolis holds 508,826 residents and ranks second in Santa Catarina. Situated 1,316 km from Brasília, it sits among a cluster of nearby municipalities: São José lies 8 km away with 295,658 people, and Palhoça is 13 km distant with 222,598 residents.

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
#45of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Santa Catarina
#2of 96
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Santa Catarina
Rank in region
#2of 96
Distance to capital
1,316 km
to Brasília
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-27.597, -48.549
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

8KMSão José296K people13KMPalhoça223K people15KMBiguaçu69K people25KMSanto Amaro da Imperatriz27K people31KMGovernador Celso Ramos17K 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. Florianópolis509K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Florianópolis 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
Florianópolis509K

Florianópolis Population FAQ

What is the population of Florianópolis?

Florianópolis has a city population of 508,826. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Florianópolis?

Florianópolis is in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 1,316 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -27.597, -48.549.

How big is Florianópolis compared with other cities in Brazil?

It is the 45th 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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