Map of Vassouras, Brazil

Vassouras is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of about 35,904. It lies at 22.4039°S, 43.6625°W. Vassouras is about 862 km (536 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Valença, 18 km to the north.

Vassouras at a glance

Where is Vassouras?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 46 min on the shortest day to 13 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Vassouras

• Valença — 18 km north
• Barra do Piraí — 18 km southwest
• Paracambi — 23 km south
• Japeri — 27 km south
• Queimados — 36 km south
• Seropédica — 38 km south
• Nova Iguaçu — 45 km southeast
• Paraíba do Sul — 47 km northeast
• Volta Redonda — 47 km west
• Belford Roxo — 48 km southeast

Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro

• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Duque de Caxias — 866,347
• Nova Iguaçu — 843,046
• Belford Roxo — 518,384
• Niterói — 515,317
• Campos dos Goytacazes — 483,540
• São João de Meriti — 466,536
• Petrópolis — 294,926
• São Gonçalo — 285,439
• Volta Redonda — 279,971

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.