Map of Brasília, Brazil

Brasília is the capital of Brazil, with a population of about 2,207,718. It lies at 15.7797°S, 47.9297°W. The nearest city on our map is Planaltina, 35 km to the northeast.

Brasília at a glance

Where is Brasília?

• The 7th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 11 min on the shortest day to 13 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Brasília

• Planaltina — 35 km northeast
• Luziânia — 53 km south
• Formosa — 69 km northeast
• Padre Bernardo — 78 km northwest
• Cristalina — 115 km south
• Anápolis — 125 km southwest
• Unaí — 127 km southeast
• Niquelândia — 156 km north
• Bela Vista de Goiás — 172 km southwest
• Posse — 252 km northeast

Largest cities in Federal District

• Planaltina — 189,412

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
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097
• Belém — 1,499,641

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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.