Map of José de Freitas, Brazil

José de Freitas is a city in Piauí, Brazil, with a population of about 39,336. It lies at 4.7564°S, 42.5756°W. José de Freitas is about 1,358 km (844 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Altos, 34 km to the south.

José de Freitas at a glance

Where is José de Freitas?

• The 11th largest city in Piauí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 51 min on the shortest day to 12 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near José de Freitas

• Altos — 34 km south
• União — 37 km northwest
• Teresina — 45 km southwest
• Campo Maior — 46 km east
• Timon — 47 km southwest
• Barras — 65 km northeast
• Coelho Neto — 74 km northwest
• Miguel Alves — 75 km northwest
• Caxias — 87 km west
• Esperantina — 102 km north

Largest cities in Piauí

• Teresina — 871,126
• Parnaíba — 170,491
• Picos — 83,090
• Piripiri — 63,787
• Floriano — 62,036
• Barras — 47,938
• Altos — 47,453
• Campo Maior — 46,893
• União — 46,119
• Esperantina — 40,970

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.