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City profile · Brazil · South America

Pouso Alegre

Minas Gerais · Brazil
City population
162,133
#197
in Brazil
#16
in Minas Gerais
#3,515
worldwide
BrasíliaPouso Alegre
-22.230, -45.936 · 747 km from Brasília
City population
162,133
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#197
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,515
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Pouso Alegre

Pouso Alegre is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil with a population of 162,133. It is the 197th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 3,515th largest worldwide. It lies 747 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#197of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Minas Gerais
#16of 239
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Minas Gerais
Rank in region
#16of 239
Distance to capital
747 km
to Brasília
Elevation
832 m
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.230, -45.936
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.

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