Map of Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

Santa Cruz do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 138,270. It lies at 29.7175°S, 52.4258°W. Santa Cruz do Sul is about 1,616 km (1,004 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Venâncio Aires, 26 km to the northeast.

Santa Cruz do Sul at a glance

Where is Santa Cruz do Sul?

• The 14th largest city in Rio Grande do Sul on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Santa Cruz do Sul

• Venâncio Aires — 26 km northeast
• Rio Pardo — 31 km south
• Lajeado — 53 km northeast
• Cachoeira do Sul — 58 km southwest
• Charqueadas — 82 km east
• Montenegro — 93 km east
• Garibaldi — 100 km northeast
• Bento Gonçalves — 107 km northeast
• Portão — 114 km east
• Guaíba — 115 km southeast

Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul

• Porto Alegre — 1,488,252
• Caxias do Sul — 479,599
• Pelotas — 336,150
• 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

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.