Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul by population

Largest cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

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Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

by population, in descending order:

Rank	\|City	Population (2006 est.)	Land Area km².	Population Density per km².	Region
1	Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...	1,440,939	497	2816	Porto Alegre
2	Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....	412,053	1644	251	Northeast
3	Pelotas Pelotas Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...	346,452	1610	215	Southeast
4	Canoas Canoas Canoas , which won city status in 1939, is the fourth largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population is over 300,000 people. The city is adjacent to the capital of the gaúcho state: Porto Alegre...	333,322	131	2543	Porto Alegre
5	Gravataí Gravataí Gravataí is a Brazilian city near Porto Alegre at the Rio Grande do Sul State...	270,763	498	544	Porto Alegre
6	Santa Maria Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Santa Maria is a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2007, its population was 263,403 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 km2.-Importance:...	270,073	1823	152	West Central
7	Viamão Viamão Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state.The origin of the name Viamão is controversial...	261,970	1494	175	Porto Alegre
8	Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo is a city in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.Its population is 237,044 . The city covers an area of 217 square kilometers, and the average temperature is 19°C, a mild one for the region...	258,754	224	1155	Porto Alegre
9	Alvorada Alvorada Alvorada is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, adjacent to the city of Porto Alegre. The city is also known as "The Capital of Solidarity." Alvorada is primarily a bedroom community with most workers commuting to adjacent cities such as Porto Alegre to work. Alvorada is built around its main...	214,953	71	3035	Porto Alegre
10	São Leopoldo São Leopoldo São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...	212,498	102	2077	Porto Alegre
11	Rio Grande Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande is the oldest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and also the former state capital from 1835 to 1845...	196,982	2814	70	Southeast
12	Passo Fundo Passo Fundo Passo Fundo - RS is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.-Communications:The following...	188,302	780	241	Northeast
13	Uruguaiana Uruguaiana Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the left-hand shore of the Uruguay River that forms the border with Argentina. Opposite Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes...	136,364	5716	24	Southwest
14	Sapucaia do Sul Sapucaia do Sul Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sapucaida do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil....	135,956	59	2318	Porto Alegre
15	Bagé Bagé Bagé is a city and a municipality in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007 its population was 112,550 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the tenth largest city in the state in 2007 -Location:...	122,461	4096	30	Southwest
16	Cachoeirinha Cachoeirinha Cachoeirinha is a city situated in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Cachoeirinha is an alternative for the people who want to be near Porto Alegre . The city is situated at a strategic point in Rio Grande do Sul state. The city shares borders with Porto Alegre, Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do...	121,880	44	2785	Porto Alegre
17	Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has approximately 130,000 inhabitants and sits about 150 km from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre...	119,803	733	163	East Central
18	Guaíba Guaíba Guaíba is a Brazilian city that lies on the opposite side of the Guaíba River from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul state. It is a small and calm industrial town with a large cellulose and elevator factory....	105,808	377	281	Porto Alegre
19	Bento Gonçalves Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul Bento Gonçalves is a town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Created in 1875, it is one of the centres of the Italian immigration in Brazil. It is also known as the 'wine capital of Brazil', due to its vineyards and wine production...	104,423	277	377	Northeast
20	Erechim Erechim Erechim is a Brazilian city located in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A regional center in the northern portion of the state, it is the second most populous city in the region with 97,916 inhabitants, second only to the city of Passo Fundo...	100,251	431	233	Northeast
21	Santana do Livramento Santana do Livramento Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, which helps form an international city of 200,000 inhabitants.- Overview :...	98,681	6950	14	Southwest
22	Cachoeira do Sul Cachoeira do Sul Cachoeira do Sul is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It is located at a latitude of 30º02'21" S and a longitude of 52º53'38" W, at an approximate height of 68 meters over sea level. Its population in 2004 was approximately 89120 and its surface area is 3715.5 square...	89,669	3735	24	East Central
23	Alegrete Alegrete Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km² . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses.Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a...	88,513	7804	11	Southwest
24	Esteio Esteio Esteio is a town situated in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the state capital. About 9.3 miles from Porto Alegre, and neighboring Canoas and Sapucaia do Sul, it has about 87,000 inhabitants...	87,070	28	3225	Porto Alegre
25	Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo is a city located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km²...	80,117	680	118	Northwest
26	Ijuí Ijuí Ijuí is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.With 79,412 inhabitants.- Famous natives :Ijuí is where the Brazilian national soccer team ex-coach, Dunga, was born.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...	79,575	689	115	Northwest
27	Sapiranga Sapiranga Sapiranga is a city in Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of roughly 80,000 inhabitants. It is located in an industrial area called "Vale dos Sinos", by the Rio dos Sinos . The town's economy relies heavily on the shoe industry...	78,996	138	572	Porto Alegre
28	Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul Santa Rosa is a town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km²...	69,989	490	143	Northwest
29	Cruz Alta Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta.It is the birthplace of the writer Érico Veríssimo and of Júlio Prates de Castilhos, a journalist and politician....	69,067	1360	51	Northwest
30	São Borja São Borja São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis...	67,788	3616	19	Southwest
31	Lajeado	67,557	90	751	East Central
32	Venâncio Aires Venâncio Aires Venâncio Aires is a city in southern Brazil. It is the capital of chimarrão, a kind of drink, with approximately 65,000 inhabitants. The main industry is tobacco.-See also:*Esporte Clube Guarani...	67,373	773	87	East Central
33	Camaquã Camaquã Camaquã is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...	64,338	1680	38	Porto Alegre
34	Farroupilha Farroupilha Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city’s total length is 359.3 km²...	62,966	362	174	Northeast
35	São Gabriel São Gabriel São Gabriel is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It's the birthplace of the Field Marshal Mascarenhas de Morais and Baron of Candiota.- Paleontology :This city belongs to the geopark of Paleorrota....	62,543	5020	12	Southwest
36	Vacaria Vacaria Vacaria is a Brazilian city in the northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at a latitude of 28° 30' 44" South and a longitude of 50° 56' 02" west, with an altitude of 971 meters. Its population in 2010 was estimated to be 61,345 inhabitants. The total area of the city is...	62,261	2124	29	Northeast
37	Carazinho Carazinho Carazinho is a city located 246 km from Porto Alegre, in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Carazinho-RS was founded on 1931 and today has a population of 59,857. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on agriculture...	61,973	665	93	Northwest
38	Montenegro Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul Montenegro is a city and municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 59.000 inhabitants.The town was established in 1847 to be settled primarily by German immigrants from the Hundsrück region of southwest Germany. The local language was Riograndenser Hundsrückisch for most of its...	60,551	420	144	Porto Alegre
39	Taquara Taquara Taquara is a municipality in Brazil, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, 72 km from Porto Alegre. Its population is currently estimated at 60,000.The community started with immigrants from Germany....	60,481	457	132	Porto Alegre
40	Campo Bom Campo Bom Campo Bom is a town located in the valley of the Sinos River, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city's mayor is Faisal Karan, of the PMDB....	58,558	61	960	Porto Alegre
41	Parobé Parobé -See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...	54,223	109	497	Porto Alegre
42	Canguçu Canguçu Canguçu is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil....	52,245	3525	15	Southeast
43	Santiago	52,007	2413	22	West Central
44	São Lourenço do Sul São Lourenço do Sul São Lourenço do Sul is a Brazilian town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population estimated in 2004 was 44,935 inhabitants. It is located at the west bank of the big lagoon Lagoa dos Patos....	45,483	2036	22	Southeast
45	Itaqui Itaqui Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters , by the Uruguay River. Its population is currently estimated at 42,000.- History :The...	42,842	3404	13	Southwest
46	Dom Pedrito Dom Pedrito -See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...	42,151	5192	8	Southwest
47	Rosário do Sul Rosário do Sul Rosário do Sul is a small Brazilian town in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of 40,645 . Its elevation is 151 m. It has an area of 2,530.9 km². It is located 385 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre. The nicknames of the city are Rosul and Rosário...	41,497	4370	9	Southwest
48	Osório Osório Osório is a city in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. Its population is about 40,000 inhabitants.Osório is situated 90 km east of Porto Alegre....	40,626	663	61	Porto Alegre
49	Estância Velha Estância Velha Estância Velha is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...	40,263	52	774	Porto Alegre
50	Canela Canela Canela, meaning Cinnamon in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Both Canela and neighboring Gramado are important tourist resorts and they both draw many visitors each year. Ecotourism is very popular in the area and there are many...	40,147	255	157	Porto Alegre

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