Map of São João del Rei, Brazil

São João del Rei is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 94,468. It lies at 21.1356°S, 44.2617°W. São João del Rei is about 710 km (441 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barbacena, 52 km to the east.

São João del Rei at a glance

Where is São João del Rei?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 51 min on the shortest day to 13 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São João del Rei

• Barbacena — 52 km east
• Conselheiro Lafaiete — 72 km northeast
• Oliveira — 76 km northwest
• Lavras — 77 km west
• Congonhas — 82 km northeast
• Santos Dumont — 82 km southeast
• Ouro Branco — 90 km northeast
• Campo Belo — 109 km west
• Itabirito — 109 km northeast
• Brumadinho — 111 km north

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Contagem — 627,123
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909

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.