Map of Cruz Alta, Brazil

Cruz Alta is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 58,913. It lies at 28.6440°S, 53.6063°W. Cruz Alta is about 1,544 km (960 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Panambi, 40 km to the north.

Cruz Alta at a glance

Where is Cruz Alta?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 19 min on the shortest day to 13 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Cruz Alta

• Panambi — 40 km north
• Ijuí — 41 km northwest
• Santo Ângelo — 75 km northwest
• Palmeira das Missões — 88 km north
• Carazinho — 90 km northeast
• Santa Maria — 117 km south
• Santa Rosa — 121 km northwest
• Passo Fundo — 125 km east
• São Luiz Gonzaga — 135 km west
• Santiago — 137 km southwest

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Porto Alegre — 1,488,252
• Caxias do Sul — 479,599
• 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

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.