List of metropolitan areas in Brazil
This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Brazil.
The list is sourced from the Citypopulation site, which itself takes its data from the IGBE.[1]
List
Only the 10 largest areas are reproduced below. Population figures are as the 2010 census.[1]
| Rank | Metropolitan area | State | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo |  São Paulo |
19,683,975 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro |  Rio de Janeiro |
11,835,708 |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte |  Minas Gerais |
5,414,701 |
| 4 | Porto Alegre |  Rio Grande do Sul |
3,958,985 |
| 5 | Distrito Federal e Entorno (Brasilia) | .svg.png){kind=small} Distrito Federal / Goiás / Minas Gerais |
3,717,728 |
| 6 | Recife |  Pernambuco |
3,690,547 |
| 7 | Fortaleza |  Ceará |
3,615,767 |
| 8 | Salvador |  Bahia |
3,573,973 |
| 9 | Curitiba |  Paraná |
3,174,201 |
| 10 | Campinas | São Paulo |
2,797,137 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Brazil: Metropolitan Areas". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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