Map of Maracanaú, Brazil

Maracanaú is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 251,613. It lies at 3.8767°S, 38.6256°W. Maracanaú is about 1,669 km (1,037 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pacatuba, 12 km to the south.

Maracanaú at a glance

Where is Maracanaú?

• The 4th largest city in Ceará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 54 min on the shortest day to 12 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Maracanaú

• Pacatuba — 12 km south
• Itaitinga — 15 km southeast
• Caucaia — 16 km north
• Eusébio — 19 km east
• Fortaleza — 20 km northeast
• Aquiraz — 26 km east
• Horizonte — 29 km southeast
• Pacajus — 38 km southeast
• São Gonçalo do Amarante — 48 km northwest
• Cascavel — 51 km southeast

Largest cities in Ceará

• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Sobral — 216,519
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177
• Pacatuba — 81,524

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.