Map of Rio do Sul, Brazil

Rio do Sul is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with a population of about 72,006. It lies at 27.2142°S, 49.6431°W. Rio do Sul is about 1,284 km (798 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Indaial, 54 km to the northeast.

Rio do Sul at a glance

Where is Rio do Sul?

• The 20th largest city in Santa Catarina on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 25 min on the shortest day to 13 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Rio do Sul

• Indaial — 54 km northeast
• Timbó — 57 km northeast
• Blumenau — 66 km northeast
• Pomerode — 70 km northeast
• Brusque — 73 km east
• Gaspar — 75 km northeast
• São João Batista — 79 km east
• Curitibanos — 93 km west
• Lages — 95 km southwest
• Jaraguá do Sul — 99 km northeast

Largest cities in Santa Catarina

• Joinville — 664,500
• Florianópolis — 508,826
• Blumenau — 361,261
• Itajaí — 294,850
• Chapecó — 282,648
• Criciúma — 227,438
• Palhoça — 222,598
• São José — 200,000
• Jaraguá do Sul — 199,519
• Lages — 172,458

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.