City profile · Brazil · South America
São João del Rei
City population
94,468
#360
in Brazil
#37
in Minas Gerais
#6,104
worldwide
-21.136, -44.262 · 710 km from Brasília
About São João del Rei
São João del Rei is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil with a population of 94,468. It is the 360th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 6,104th largest worldwide. It lies 710 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#37of 239
Elevation
911 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-21.136, -44.262
Record updated
2026-07-14
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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