Map of São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

São José do Rio Preto is a city in São Paulo, Brazil, with a population of about 480,393. It lies at 20.8197°S, 49.3794°W. São José do Rio Preto is about 581 km (361 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is José Bonifácio, 41 km to the southwest.

São José do Rio Preto at a glance

Where is São José do Rio Preto?

• The 48th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The 10th largest city in São Paulo on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 52 min on the shortest day to 13 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São José do Rio Preto

• José Bonifácio — 41 km southwest
• Olímpia — 49 km east
• Catanduva — 55 km southeast
• Novo Horizonte — 74 km south
• Votuporanga — 76 km northwest
• Barretos — 89 km east
• Promissão — 94 km southwest
• Bebedouro — 95 km east
• Penápolis — 98 km southwest
• Frutal — 100 km northeast

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
• Jundiaí — 443,221

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.