Map of Pelotas, Brazil

Pelotas is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 336,150. It lies at 31.7700°S, 52.3410°W. Pelotas is about 1,833 km (1,139 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rio Grande, 37 km to the southeast.

Pelotas at a glance

Where is Pelotas?

• The 3rd largest city in Rio Grande do Sul on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 04 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Pelotas

• Rio Grande — 37 km southeast
• Canguçu — 52 km northwest
• São Lourenço do Sul — 57 km northeast
• Camaquã — 114 km northeast
• Bagé — 174 km west
• Caçapava do Sul — 177 km northwest
• Melo — 185 km west, Uruguay
• Rio Pardo — 198 km north
• Cachoeira do Sul — 200 km north
• Guaíba — 208 km northeast

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Porto Alegre — 1,488,252
• Caxias do Sul — 479,599
• 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
• Rio Grande — 198,935

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.