Map of Viçosa, Brazil

Viçosa is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 76,430. It lies at 20.7539°S, 42.8819°W. Viçosa is about 768 km (477 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Visconde do Rio Branco, 29 km to the south.

Viçosa at a glance

Where is Viçosa?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 52 min on the shortest day to 13 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Viçosa

• Visconde do Rio Branco — 29 km south
• Ponte Nova — 38 km north
• Ubá — 41 km south
• Muriaé — 68 km southeast
• Mariana — 70 km northwest
• Cataguases — 73 km south
• Ouro Preto — 76 km northwest
• Ouro Branco — 88 km west
• Leopoldina — 90 km south
• Conselheiro Lafaiete — 95 km west

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Contagem — 627,123
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909

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.