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City profile · Brazil · South America

Paraíba do Sul

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
City population
44,467
#755
in Brazil
#40
in Rio de Janeiro
#12,683
worldwide
BrasíliaParaíba do Sul
-22.158, -43.293 · 860 km from Brasília
City population
44,467
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#755
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#12,683
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.0%
of the national population

About Paraíba do Sul

Paraíba do Sul is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 44,467. It is the 755th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 12,683rd largest worldwide. It lies 860 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#755of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#40of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Rank in region
#40of 83
Distance to capital
860 km
to Brasília
Elevation
323 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.158, -43.293
Record updated
2025-05-24
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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