Map of São João Batista, Brazil

São João Batista is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with a population of about 38,583. It lies at 27.2761°S, 48.8494°W. São João Batista is about 1,282 km (797 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Brusque, 21 km to the north.

São João Batista at a glance

Where is São João Batista?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 25 min on the shortest day to 13 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São João Batista

• Brusque — 21 km north
• Tijucas — 22 km east
• Biguaçu — 31 km southeast
• Itapema — 31 km northeast
• Balneário Camboriú — 38 km northeast
• Gaspar — 40 km north
• Palhoça — 45 km southeast
• Itajaí — 45 km northeast
• Blumenau — 45 km northwest
• Navegantes — 46 km northeast

Largest cities in Santa Catarina

• Joinville — 664,500
• Florianópolis — 508,826
• Blumenau — 361,261
• Itajaí — 294,850
• Chapecó — 282,648
• Criciúma — 227,438
• Palhoça — 222,598
• São José — 200,000
• Jaraguá do Sul — 199,519
• Lages — 172,458

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.