Map of Palmares, Brazil

Palmares is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of about 56,475. It lies at 8.6833°S, 35.5917°W. Palmares is about 1,555 km (966 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bonito, 28 km to the northwest.

Palmares at a glance

Where is Palmares?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Palmares

• Bonito — 28 km northwest
• Ribeirão — 30 km northeast
• Barreiros — 47 km east
• Sirinhaém — 53 km east
• Gravatá — 54 km north
• Escada — 54 km northeast
• Maragogi — 55 km southeast
• Bezerros — 55 km northwest
• Caruaru — 61 km northwest
• Ipojuca — 66 km northeast

Largest cities in Pernambuco

• Recife — 1,653,461
• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 644,037
• Petrolina — 418,444
• Caruaru — 402,290
• Olinda — 364,717
• Paulista — 342,167
• Cabo — 216,969
• Garanhuns — 151,803
• Vitória de Santo Antão — 134,084
• Igarassu — 123,017

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.