Map of Porto Alegre, Brazil

Porto Alegre is the administrative centre of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 1,488,252. It lies at 30.0328°S, 51.2302°W. Porto Alegre is about 1,620 km (1,007 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guaíba, 13 km to the southwest.

Porto Alegre at a glance

Where is Porto Alegre?

• The 12th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Rio Grande do Sul on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Porto Alegre

• Guaíba — 13 km southwest
• Canoas — 14 km north
• Alvorada — 15 km east
• Cachoeirinha — 16 km northeast
• Esteio — 20 km north
• Viamão — 21 km east
• Sapucaia — 23 km north
• Gravataí — 25 km northeast
• São Leopoldo — 31 km north
• Portão — 37 km north

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Caxias do Sul — 479,599
• Pelotas — 336,150
• Canoas — 328,291
• Santa Maria — 271,735
• Gravataí — 265,074
• Novo Hamburgo — 253,841
• Viamão — 231,996
• Passo Fundo — 214,811
• São Leopoldo — 209,229
• Rio Grande — 198,935

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.