Map of São Mateus, Brazil

São Mateus is a city in Espírito Santo, Brazil, with a population of about 134,423. It lies at 18.7201°S, 39.8589°W. São Mateus is about 917 km (570 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nova Venécia, 57 km to the west.

São Mateus at a glance

Where is São Mateus?

• The 7th largest city in Espírito Santo on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 00 min on the shortest day to 13 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São Mateus

• Nova Venécia — 57 km west
• Mucuri — 78 km northeast
• Linhares — 78 km south
• Nova Viçosa — 105 km northeast
• Barra de São Francisco — 109 km west
• Nanuque — 111 km northwest
• Colatina — 122 km southwest
• Aracruz — 130 km south
• Teixeira de Freitas — 132 km north
• Prado — 168 km northeast

Largest cities in Espírito Santo

• Serra — 520,653
• Vila Velha — 394,930
• Vitória — 312,656
• Cachoeiro de Itapemirim — 198,342
• Linhares — 183,797
• Guarapari — 136,311
• Colatina — 129,301
• Aracruz — 94,765
• Viana — 73,423
• Nova Venécia — 50,434

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.