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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

The entire state is located within the tropics (the Tropic of Capricorn passes just a few kilometers south of the state's southernmost point) so a tropical climate is predominant. However, due to altitude, temperatures can drop to freezing point or below in some parts. Frost is not uncommon in some mountainous…

Average elevation: 319 m

Ouro Preto

Brazil > Minas Gerais

Average elevation: 984 m

Nazaré

Brazil > Bahia

Average elevation: 96 m

Uiramutã

Brazil > Roraima

Average elevation: 725 m

Garimpo Tocantins

Brazil > Pará > Itaituba

Average elevation: 144 m

Cerro Largo

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul

Cerro Largo is a municipality in the northwestern part of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies an area of 174.64 km2 (67.43 sq mi) at 28º09'0" south 54º45'0" west, at an elevation of 211 m (692 ft) above sea level. Its population as of 2020 was 14,189 inhabitants.

Average elevation: 205 m

Barbacena

Brazil > Minas Gerais

It is in the foothills of the Serra da Mantiqueira south of the state capital Belo Horizonte at an elevation of 1,136 m (3,727 ft), making it one of the ten highest cities in Brazil. Located on the important BR-040 highway (also called Rodovia JK), which links Brasília to Rio de Janeiro, it is 165 km (103 mi)…

Average elevation: 1,077 m

Tefé

Brazil > Amazonas > Tefé

Average elevation: 72 m

Largo

Brazil > Piauí > Tamboril do Piauí

Average elevation: 331 m

Santa Rita do Trivelato

Brazil > Mato Grosso

Average elevation: 456 m

Várzea Paulista

Brazil > São Paulo

Várzea Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 123,071 (2020 est.) in an area of 35.1 km2. The elevation is 745 m. It is part of the agglomeration of Jundiaí.

Average elevation: 785 m

Umuarama

Brazil > Paraná > Região Metropolitana de Umuarama

Umuarama is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Its population was 112,500 inhabitants in 2020. Umuarama is one of the most important cities in Paraná, one of the three states of southern Brazil. The city elevation is 430 m (1,300 feet) above sea level and the rainfall is about 1600mm/year (63…

Average elevation: 377 m

Amarante

Brazil > Piauí

Average elevation: 190 m

Wagner

Brazil > Bahia

Average elevation: 615 m

Brasília

Brazil > Federal District > Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno

The city sits at an elevation of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and more, high on the Brazilian Highlands in the country's center-western region. Paranoá Lake, a large artificial lake, was built to increase the amount of water available and to maintain the region's humidity. It has a marina, and hosts wakeboarders…

Average elevation: 1,084 m

Uberlândia

Brazil > Minas Gerais

Average elevation: 822 m

São José dos Campos

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte

Highlands predominate in the northern region of the municipality with altitudes ranging from 660 to 975 m (2,165 to 3,199 ft). The northern border of the municipality lies over the Serra da Mantiqueira Mountains (Mantiqueira Range), with some peaks reaching over 2000 meters (6500 ft.). The highest point in the…

Average elevation: 824 m

São Sepé

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul

Average elevation: 130 m

Aparecida de Goiânia

Brazil > Goiás

Average elevation: 783 m

Belo Horizonte

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte

In 1893, due to the climatic and topographic conditions, Curral Del Rey was selected by Minas Gerais governor Afonso Pena among other cities as the location for the new economic and cultural center of the state, under the new name of Cidade de Minas, or City of Minas.

Average elevation: 895 m

Santa Catarina

Brazil

It is one of the Brazilian states with the most mountainous terrain, where 52% of the territory is located above 600 metres. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, Santa Catarina predominantly features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) in the coastal lowlands and the lower altitude…

Average elevation: 530 m

Pedra do Sino

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Carandaí

Average elevation: 1,084 m

Tamandaré

Brazil > Pernambuco

Average elevation: 27 m

Ipu

Brazil > Ceará

Average elevation: 440 m

Pelotas

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul > Aglomeração Urbana do Sul

As it is situated on a plain near the ocean, the urban area lies on a low elevation, being, on average, 7 meters (23 ft) above sea level. The interior of the municipality is on a plateau called Serras de Sudeste (Southeastern Mountain Ranges). Consequently, the altitude in Pelotas' rural area reaches 429…

Average elevation: 85 m

Maceió

Brazil > Alagoas

Average elevation: 54 m

Espírito Santo

Brazil

The Captaincy of Espírito Santo was carved out of the Captaincy of Bahia in the 18th century, during the colonial rule of Brazil, and named after a 16th-century captaincy covering roughly the same area of coast. Following the elevation of Brazil to a constituent kingdom of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil…

Average elevation: 265 m

Santos

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista

Santos partially lies on the island of São Vicente (Saint Vincent), whose territory is divided with the neighboring municipality of São Vicente. It is a densely urbanized area of 39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi) that houses almost all the inhabitants of the city. It includes a flat area - Plain Coastal extension of the…

Average elevation: 331 m

Roraima

Brazil

Mount Roraima, located in Pacaraima Mountains, is the highest point in the state and one of the highest in the country, with 2,875 m (9,400 feet). The relief in the state is quite varied. Near the borders of Venezuela and Guyana are the mountains of Parima and Pacaraima, where Mount Roraima is located, with an…

Average elevation: 260 m

Pará

Brazil

Average elevation: 176 m

Paraíba do Sul

Brazil > Rio de Janeiro

Located at 306 m altitude, Paraíba do Sul is located at latitude 22°09'43" south and longitude 43°17'34" west. It has an area of 582.21 square kilometres (224.79 sq mi).

Average elevation: 512 m

Ceará

Brazil

Ceará lies partly upon the northeast slope of the Brazilian Highlands, and partly upon the sandy coastal plain. Its surface is a succession of great terraces, facing north and northeast, formed by the denudation of the ancient sandstone plateau which once covered this part of the continent; the terraces are…

Average elevation: 257 m

Maranhão

Brazil

Average elevation: 210 m

Palmas

Brazil > Tocantins

Palmas is located at the state's geographic centre at an average altitude of 230 m (755 ft). The city is located between the Serra do Lajeado hills on the east and the Tocantins River on the west. Palmas has a metropolitan area with 471,639 inhabitants.

Average elevation: 367 m

Chapada

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul

Average elevation: 516 m

Califónia

Brazil > Ceará > Quixadá

Average elevation: 159 m

Santana

Brazil > Bahia

Average elevation: 590 m

Federal District

Brazil

From the first republican constitution there was already a device that foresaw the move of the federal capital from Rio de Janeiro, at that time in the former Federal District (1889-1960), to the interior of the country. In 1891 the Exploration Commission of the Central Highlands of Brazil was appointed, led…

Average elevation: 983 m

Viana

Brazil > Espírito Santo > Greater Vitória

Average elevation: 191 m

Rondonópolis

Brazil > Mato Grosso

Average elevation: 349 m

Matias Barbosa

Brazil > Minas Gerais

Average elevation: 623 m

São João da Boa Vista

Brazil > São Paulo

São João da Boa Vista (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w dɐ ˈboɐ ˈvistɐ]; "Saint John of the Good View" in English) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 91,771 and the area is 516.399 square kilometres (199.383 sq mi). The elevation is 767 metres (2,516 ft).

Average elevation: 866 m

Serra do Navio

Brazil > Amapá > Serra do Navio

Average elevation: 168 m

Maringá

Brazil > Paraná

Average elevation: 487 m

Rio Branco

Brazil > Acre

Rio Branco is located at 9° 58' 29" south and 67° 48' 36" west, at an altitude of 143 metres (469 ft) above sea level. The city has developed on both sides of the Acre River, with areas known as the First (left bank) and Second Districts. The river is crossed by six bridges, the newest bridge being the…

Average elevation: 176 m

Canoas

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul > Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre

Canoas is an industrial and educational hub, drawing residents from surrounding municipalities. It hosts a campus of the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul and several universities including Ulbra, UniRitter, Universidade La Salle, and IPUC. The city is positioned at an elevation of eight meters above sea…

Average elevation: 12 m

Rinaldo

Brazil > São Paulo > Ipuã

Average elevation: 613 m

Goioerê

Brazil > Paraná

Average elevation: 445 m

Carmo de Minas

Brazil > Minas Gerais

Average elevation: 1,004 m

Quaraí

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul

Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre,…

Average elevation: 150 m

Mercedes

Brazil > Paraná

Average elevation: 306 m

Nazareth

Brazil > Espírito Santo > Greater Vitória > Vitória

Average elevation: 27 m

Feijó

Brazil > Acre

Average elevation: 225 m

Cotia

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana de São Paulo

Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 253,608 (2020 est.) in an area of 323.99 km². The city is at an elevation of 853 m. Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway.

Average elevation: 859 m

Tombos

Brazil > Minas Gerais

Average elevation: 491 m

Jati

Brazil > Ceará

Average elevation: 510 m

Lajeado do Salto

Brazil > Santa Catarina > Abdon Batista

Average elevation: 838 m

Ibiúna

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba

Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.[2] The population is 79,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1058.08 km2.[3] The elevation is 860 m.

Average elevation: 840 m

J.K.

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Curvelo

Average elevation: 791 m

Ponderosa

Brazil > São Paulo > Apiaí

Average elevation: 915 m

Valinhos

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana de Campinas > Valinhos

Valinhos (Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a municipality (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Adoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 131,210 (as of 2020)…

Average elevation: 729 m

Manaus

Brazil > Amazonas > Manaus

Average elevation: 33 m

São Caetano do Sul

Brazil > São Paulo > Região Metropolitana de São Paulo > São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the Serra do Mar (Portuguese for "Sea Range"), part of the vast region known as the Brazilian Highlands, with an average elevation of around 800 meters (2,600 ft) above sea level – though at a distance of only about 70 kilometers (43 mi) from the…

Average elevation: 759 m

Sumaré

Brazil > São Paulo > Sumaré

Sumaré is a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 265,955 (2015 est.) in an area of 153.47 km². The elevation is 583 m. Sumaré was founded in 1868, after being upgraded to a city. Its old name was Rebouças. There is a Honda plant…

Average elevation: 595 m

São Luís

Brazil > Maranhão > São Luís

Average elevation: 11 m

Pelotas

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul > Aglomeração Urbana do Sul > Pelotas

As it is situated on a plain near the ocean, the urban area lies on a low elevation, being, on average, 7 meters (23 ft) above sea level. The interior of the municipality is on a plateau called Serras de Sudeste (Southeastern Mountain Ranges). Consequently, the altitude in Pelotas' rural area reaches 429…

Average elevation: 18 m

Vitória

Brazil > Espírito Santo > Greater Vitória > Vitória

Average elevation: 43 m

Santarém

Brazil > Pará > Santarém

Average elevation: 38 m

Sana

Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > Sana

Average elevation: 504 m

Fordlândia

Brazil > Pará > Aveiro > Fordlândia

Average elevation: 23 m

Distrito de Paulo Souto

Brazil > Bahia > Valois

Average elevation: 544 m

Pires

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Congonhas > Pires

Average elevation: 1,060 m

Canion

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul > Caxias do Sul > Criúva > Palanquinho

Average elevation: 750 m

Arrasta Pé

Brazil > Bahia > Paulo Afonso > Arrasta Pé

Average elevation: 315 m

Cabeceira da Jiboia

Brazil > Bahia > Espírito Santo

Average elevation: 729 m

Serra do Salitre

Brazil > Bahia > Ibipeba

Average elevation: 687 m

Lavador

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Queluzito > Lavador

Average elevation: 991 m

Ilha do Maquiné

Brazil > Minas Gerais > São Francisco

Average elevation: 465 m

Serra das Mesas

Brazil > Minas Gerais > Coromandel

Average elevation: 951 m

Progresso

Brazil > Rio Grande do Sul > Progresso

Average elevation: 431 m

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