Map of Guarulhos, Brazil

Guarulhos is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, with a population of about 1,345,364. It lies at 23.4628°S, 46.5333°W. Guarulhos is about 867 km (539 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Paulo, 14 km to the southwest.

Guarulhos at a glance

Where is Guarulhos?

• The 13th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in São Paulo on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 41 min on the shortest day to 13 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Guarulhos

• São Paulo — 14 km southwest
• Mairiporã — 17 km north
• São Caetano do Sul — 18 km south
• Ferraz de Vasconcelos — 19 km southeast
• Itaquaquecetuba — 19 km east
• Poá — 21 km east
• Santo André — 22 km south
• Arujá — 23 km east
• Caieiras — 24 km northwest
• Mauá — 24 km south

Largest cities in São Paulo

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Campinas — 1,031,554
• São Bernardo do Campo — 840,499
• Sorocaba — 762,172
• Osasco — 728,615
• São José dos Campos — 727,078
• Ribeirão Preto — 698,642
• Santo André — 662,373
• São José do Rio Preto — 480,393
• Jundiaí — 443,221

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.