City profile · Brazil · South America
Petrópolis
City population
294,926
#97
in Brazil
#9
in Rio de Janeiro
#1,937
worldwide
-22.505, -43.179 · 899 km from Brasília
About Petrópolis
Petrópolis is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 294,926. It is the 97th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,937th largest worldwide. It lies 899 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 83
Coordinates
-22.505, -43.179
Record updated
14 July 2026
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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