City profile · Brazil · South America
Santa Teresa
City population
35,873
#947
in Brazil
#50
in Rio de Janeiro
#15,371
worldwide
-22.918, -43.188 · 936 km from Brasília
About Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 35,873. It is the 947th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 15,371st largest worldwide. It lies 936 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#50of 83
Elevation
43 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.918, -43.188
Record updated
2026-07-21
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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