Map of Barras, Brazil

Barras is a city in Piauí, Brazil, with a population of about 47,938. It lies at 4.2444°S, 42.2944°W. Barras is about 1,423 km (884 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Esperantina, 39 km to the north.

Barras at a glance

Where is Barras?

• The 6th largest city in Piauí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 53 min on the shortest day to 12 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Barras

• Esperantina — 39 km north
• Piripiri — 57 km east
• José de Freitas — 65 km southwest
• Campo Maior — 66 km south
• Miguel Alves — 67 km west
• União — 74 km southwest
• Coelho Neto — 80 km west
• Brejo — 80 km northwest
• Altos — 90 km south
• Pedro II — 95 km east

Largest cities in Piauí

• Teresina — 871,126
• Parnaíba — 170,491
• Picos — 83,090
• Piripiri — 63,787
• Floriano — 62,036
• Altos — 47,453
• Campo Maior — 46,893
• União — 46,119
• Esperantina — 40,970
• José de Freitas — 39,336

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.