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City profile · Brazil · South America

Teresópolis

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
City population
176,735
#179
in Brazil
#19
in Rio de Janeiro
#3,243
worldwide
BrasíliaTeresópolis
-22.417, -42.978 · 903 km from Brasília
City population
176,735
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#179
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,243
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Teresópolis

Teresópolis is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 176,735. It is the 179th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 3,243rd largest worldwide. It lies 903 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#179of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#19of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Rank in region
#19of 83
Distance to capital
903 km
to Brasília
Elevation
936 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.417, -42.978
Record updated
2026-07-17
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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All 2,250 in Brazil

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