Map of Cuiabá, Brazil

Cuiabá is the administrative centre of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with a population of about 618,124. It lies at 15.5961°S, 56.0967°W. Cuiabá is about 874 km (543 mi) west of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Várzea Grande, 7 km to the southwest.

Cuiabá at a glance

Where is Cuiabá?

• The 35th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Mato Grosso on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 12 min on the shortest day to 13 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Cuiabá

• Várzea Grande — 7 km southwest
• Poconé — 93 km southwest
• Rondonópolis — 184 km southeast
• Lucas do Rio Verde — 281 km north
• Pontes e Lacerda — 350 km west
• Barra do Garças — 412 km east
• Corumbá — 414 km southwest
• Sinop — 420 km north
• Mineiros — 437 km southeast
• Vilhena — 540 km northwest

Largest cities in Mato Grosso

• Várzea Grande — 300,078
• Rondonópolis — 263,708
• Sinop — 223,780
• Lucas do Rio Verde — 92,256
• Barra do Garças — 61,135
• Pontes e Lacerda — 45,774
• Poconé — 33,315

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.