Map of Nova Friburgo, Brazil

Nova Friburgo is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of about 189,939. It lies at 22.2819°S, 42.5311°W. Nova Friburgo is about 919 km (571 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cachoeiras de Macacu, 24 km to the southwest.

Nova Friburgo at a glance

Where is Nova Friburgo?

• The 15th largest city in Rio de Janeiro on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 46 min on the shortest day to 13 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Nova Friburgo

• Cachoeiras de Macacu — 24 km southwest
• Casimiro de Abreu — 40 km southeast
• Rio Bonito — 48 km south
• Teresópolis — 48 km west
• Guapimirim — 54 km southwest
• Itaboraí — 62 km southwest
• Rio das Ostras — 66 km southeast
• Araruama — 68 km south
• Saquarema — 69 km south
• Petrópolis — 71 km west

Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro

• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Duque de Caxias — 866,347
• Nova Iguaçu — 843,046
• Belford Roxo — 518,384
• Niterói — 515,317
• Campos dos Goytacazes — 483,540
• São João de Meriti — 466,536
• Petrópolis — 294,926
• São Gonçalo — 285,439
• Volta Redonda — 279,971

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.