Map of Paracuru, Brazil

Paracuru is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 38,980. It lies at 3.4100°S, 39.0306°W. Paracuru is about 1,685 km (1,047 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 23 km to the south.

Paracuru at a glance

Where is Paracuru?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 55 min on the shortest day to 12 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Paracuru

• São Gonçalo do Amarante — 23 km south
• Trairi — 30 km northwest
• Pentecoste — 50 km southwest
• Caucaia — 55 km southeast
• Itapipoca — 62 km west
• Fortaleza — 64 km southeast
• Maracanaú — 69 km southeast
• Itapagé — 69 km southwest
• Pacatuba — 78 km southeast
• Itaitinga — 84 km southeast

Largest cities in Ceará

• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Maracanaú — 251,613
• Sobral — 216,519
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177

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.