Map of Governador Valadares, Brazil

Governador Valadares is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 266,561. It lies at 18.8511°S, 41.9494°W. Governador Valadares is about 721 km (448 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santana do Paraíso, 86 km to the southwest.

Governador Valadares at a glance

Where is Governador Valadares?

• The 9th largest city in Minas Gerais on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 00 min on the shortest day to 13 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Governador Valadares

• Santana do Paraíso — 86 km southwest
• Ipatinga — 92 km southwest
• Coronel Fabriciano — 103 km southwest
• Caratinga — 106 km south
• Timóteo — 110 km southwest
• Barra de São Francisco — 112 km east
• Teófilo Otoni — 120 km northeast
• Capelinha — 142 km northwest
• Colatina — 158 km southeast
• Nova Venécia — 164 km east

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
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909
• Ipatinga — 235,311

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.