Cities in Brazil Ranked by Elevation

Name: Cities in Brazil Ranked by Elevation
Creator: Wikidata
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Brasília ranks #1 with 1,171 m above sea level. Águas Lindas de Goiás is second with 1,100 m above sea level, 6.5% behind. The top five are Brasília, Águas Lindas de Goiás, Franca, Anápolis and Ponta Grossa. The median across all 153 is 350 m above sea level; Niterói is last at 0 m above sea level.

#1: Brasília · 1,171 m above sea level
Median: 350 m above sea level
Coverage: 153 cities in Brazil
Data year: As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Elevation (m above sea level). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Brasília 1,171; 2. Águas Lindas de Goiás 1,100; 3. Franca 1,040; 4. Anápolis 1,017; 5. Ponta Grossa 975; 6. Colombo 950; 7. Curitiba 935; 8. Luziânia 930; 9. Vitória da Conquista 923; 10. São José dos Pinhais 906.

Full ranking

Cities in Brazil Ranked by Elevation
Rank	City	Country	Elevation (m above sea level)
1	Brasília	Brazil	1,171
2	Águas Lindas de Goiás	Brazil	1,100
3	Franca	Brazil	1,040
4	Anápolis	Brazil	1,017
5	Ponta Grossa	Brazil	975
6	Colombo	Brazil	950
7	Curitiba	Brazil	935
8	Luziânia	Brazil	930
9	Vitória da Conquista	Brazil	923
10	São José dos Pinhais	Brazil	906
11	Petrópolis	Brazil	872
12	Uberlândia	Brazil	863
13	Contagem	Brazil	858
14	São Carlos	Brazil	856
15	Cotia	Brazil	853
16	Nova Friburgo	Brazil	840
17	Uberaba	Brazil	823
18	Mauá	Brazil	818
19	Caxias do Sul	Brazil	817
20	Betim	Brazil	817
21	Aparecida de Goiânia	Brazil	808
22	Ribeirão das Neves	Brazil	804
23	Itaquaquecetuba	Brazil	790
24	Diadema	Brazil	780
25	Embu das Artes	Brazil	775
26	Sete Lagoas	Brazil	764
27	São Bernardo do Campo	Brazil	762
28	Carapicuíba	Brazil	762
29	Jundiaí	Brazil	761
30	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	760
31	São Paulo	Brazil	760
32	Guarulhos	Brazil	759
33	Mogi das Cruzes	Brazil	759
34	Santa Luzia	Brazil	751
35	Goiânia	Brazil	749
36	Suzano	Brazil	749
37	Rio Verde	Brazil	748
38	Taboão da Serra	Brazil	747
39	Divinópolis	Brazil	747
40	Itapevi	Brazil	741
41	Barueri	Brazil	719
42	Santo André	Brazil	700
43	Passo Fundo	Brazil	687
44	Campinas	Brazil	685
45	Montes Claros	Brazil	678
46	Juiz de Fora	Brazil	678
47	Chapecó	Brazil	674
48	Araraquara	Brazil	664
49	São José dos Campos	Brazil	660
50	Marília	Brazil	660
51	Indaiatuba	Brazil	624
52	Rio Claro	Brazil	617
53	Cascavel	Brazil	615
54	Londrina	Brazil	610
55	Sorocaba	Brazil	601
56	Campo Grande	Brazil	592
57	Taubaté	Brazil	589
58	Limeira	Brazil	588
59	Hortolândia	Brazil	587
60	Sumaré	Brazil	583
61	Americana	Brazil	569
62	Jacareí	Brazil	567
63	Campina Grande	Brazil	560
64	Ribeirão Preto	Brazil	546
65	Caruaru	Brazil	545
66	Bauru	Brazil	537
67	Maringá	Brazil	515
68	São José do Rio Preto	Brazil	489
69	Presidente Prudente	Brazil	475
70	Piracicaba	Brazil	472
71	Dourados	Brazil	430
72	Araçatuba	Brazil	390
73	Volta Redonda	Brazil	390
74	Sinop	Brazil	384
75	Petrolina	Brazil	376
76	Juazeiro	Brazil	368
77	Juazeiro do Norte	Brazil	350
78	Serra	Brazil	301
79	Arapiraca	Brazil	264
80	Cariacica	Brazil	241
81	Palmas	Brazil	230
82	Rondonópolis	Brazil	227
83	Ipatinga	Brazil	220
84	Várzea Grande	Brazil	190
85	Rio Branco	Brazil	172
86	Governador Valadares	Brazil	170
87	Cuiabá	Brazil	165
88	Foz do Iguaçu	Brazil	164
89	Parauapebas	Brazil	150
90	Castanhal	Brazil	141
91	Santa Maria	Brazil	113
92	Viamão	Brazil	106
93	Teresina	Brazil	101
94	Imperatriz	Brazil	95
95	Manaus	Brazil	92
96	Marabá	Brazil	84
97	Porto Velho	Brazil	83
98	Boa Vista	Brazil	76
99	Sobral	Brazil	70
100	Santarém	Brazil	60