Map of Altos, Brazil

Altos is a city in Piauí, Brazil, with a population of about 47,453. It lies at 5.0381°S, 42.4600°W. Altos is about 1,335 km (830 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is José de Freitas, 34 km to the north.

Altos at a glance

Where is Altos?

• The 7th largest city in Piauí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Altos

• José de Freitas — 34 km north
• Teresina — 38 km west
• Campo Maior — 40 km northeast
• Timon — 42 km west
• União — 67 km northwest
• Barras — 90 km north
• Parnarama — 100 km southwest
• Caxias — 101 km west
• Coelho Neto — 106 km northwest
• Miguel Alves — 108 km northwest

Largest cities in Piauí

• Teresina — 871,126
• Parnaíba — 170,491
• Picos — 83,090
• Piripiri — 63,787
• Floriano — 62,036
• Barras — 47,938
• Campo Maior — 46,893
• União — 46,119
• Esperantina — 40,970
• José de Freitas — 39,336

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.