Map of Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 479,599. It lies at 29.1681°S, 51.1794°W. Caxias do Sul is about 1,525 km (948 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Farroupilha, 18 km to the west.

Caxias do Sul at a glance

Where is Caxias do Sul?

• The 49th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Rio Grande do Sul on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 17 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Caxias do Sul

• Farroupilha — 18 km west
• Bento Gonçalves — 33 km west
• Garibaldi — 36 km west
• Canela — 41 km southeast
• Estância Velha — 53 km south
• Sapiranga — 55 km south
• Novo Hamburgo — 57 km south
• Portão — 60 km south
• Parobé — 61 km southeast
• Montenegro — 64 km southwest

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Porto Alegre — 1,488,252
• Pelotas — 336,150
• Canoas — 328,291
• Santa Maria — 271,735
• Gravataí — 265,074
• Novo Hamburgo — 253,841
• Viamão — 231,996
• Passo Fundo — 214,811
• São Leopoldo — 209,229
• Rio Grande — 198,935

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.