Map of Russas, Brazil

Russas is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 78,882. It lies at 4.9403°S, 37.9758°W. Russas is about 1,623 km (1,008 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Limoeiro do Norte, 27 km to the southwest.

Russas at a glance

Where is Russas?

• The 12th largest city in Ceará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Russas

• Limoeiro do Norte — 27 km southwest
• Morada Nova — 48 km southwest
• Aracati — 48 km northeast
• Mossoró — 75 km east
• Apodi — 83 km south
• Beberibe — 86 km north
• Cascavel — 94 km north
• Pacajus — 101 km northwest
• Horizonte — 109 km northwest
• Baturité — 122 km northwest

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.