Map of São Leopoldo, Brazil

São Leopoldo is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a population of about 209,229. It lies at 29.7603°S, 51.1472°W. São Leopoldo is about 1,589 km (987 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sapucaia, 8 km to the south.

São Leopoldo at a glance

Where is São Leopoldo?

• The 10th 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 São Leopoldo

• Sapucaia — 8 km south
• Novo Hamburgo — 9 km north
• Portão — 11 km northwest
• Esteio — 12 km south
• Estância Velha — 13 km north
• Canoas — 18 km south
• Sapiranga — 19 km northeast
• Cachoeirinha — 22 km south
• Gravataí — 25 km southeast
• Alvorada — 26 km south

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
• Rio Grande — 198,935

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.