Map of Parnaíba, Brazil

Parnaíba is a city in Piauí, Brazil, with a population of about 170,491. It lies at 2.9047°S, 41.7767°W. Parnaíba is about 1,582 km (983 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Araioses, 14 km to the west.

Parnaíba at a glance

Where is Parnaíba?

• The 2nd largest city in Piauí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 57 min on the shortest day to 12 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Parnaíba

• Araioses — 14 km west
• Tutóia — 58 km west
• Camocim — 104 km east
• Viçosa do Ceará — 105 km southeast
• Granja — 108 km east
• Barreirinhas — 118 km west
• Esperantina — 122 km southwest
• Tianguá — 127 km southeast
• Brejo — 139 km southwest
• Ubajara — 142 km southeast

Largest cities in Piauí

• Teresina — 871,126
• 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
• José de Freitas — 39,336

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.