Map of São Carlos, Brazil

São Carlos is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, with a population of about 266,427. It lies at 22.0175°S, 47.8908°W. São Carlos is about 694 km (431 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Araraquara, 38 km to the northwest.

São Carlos at a glance

Where is São Carlos?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 47 min on the shortest day to 13 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São Carlos

• Araraquara — 38 km northwest
• Américo Brasiliense — 39 km northwest
• Porto Ferreira — 46 km northeast
• Pirassununga — 48 km east
• Leme — 55 km east
• Rio Claro — 55 km southeast
• São Pedro — 59 km south
• Araras — 64 km southeast
• Matão — 67 km northwest
• Jaú — 75 km southwest

Largest cities in São Paulo

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Guarulhos — 1,345,364
• 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

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.