Map of Maracaju, Brazil

Maracaju is a city in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 48,022. It lies at 21.6144°S, 55.1683°W. Maracaju is about 1,001 km (622 mi) southwest of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rio Brilhante, 68 km to the east.

Maracaju at a glance

Where is Maracaju?

• The 8th largest city in Mato Grosso do Sul on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 49 min on the shortest day to 13 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Maracaju

• Rio Brilhante — 68 km east
• Dourados — 77 km southeast
• Sidrolândia — 79 km north
• Ponta Porã — 117 km southwest
• Pedro Juan Caballero — 119 km southwest, Paraguay
• Campo Grande — 141 km northeast
• Aquidauana — 142 km northwest
• Naviraí — 190 km southeast
• Umuarama — 305 km southeast
• Concepción — 306 km southwest, Paraguay

Largest cities in Mato Grosso do Sul

• Campo Grande — 906,092
• Dourados — 264,017
• Três Lagoas — 143,523
• Corumbá — 98,751
• Ponta Porã — 98,598
• Naviraí — 55,689
• Aquidauana — 48,561
• Sidrolândia — 47,118
• Paranaíba — 42,276
• Rio Brilhante — 38,186

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.