Map of Volta Redonda, Brazil

Volta Redonda is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of about 279,971. It lies at 22.5231°S, 44.1042°W. Volta Redonda is about 851 km (529 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barra Mansa, 7 km to the west.

Volta Redonda at a glance

Where is Volta Redonda?

• The 10th largest city in Rio de Janeiro on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 45 min on the shortest day to 13 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Volta Redonda

• Barra Mansa — 7 km west
• Barra do Piraí — 29 km east
• Resende — 36 km west
• Paracambi — 42 km east
• Vassouras — 47 km east
• Seropédica — 48 km southeast
• Japeri — 48 km east
• Mangaratiba — 49 km south
• Itaguaí — 50 km southeast
• Valença — 52 km northeast

Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro

• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Duque de Caxias — 866,347
• Nova Iguaçu — 843,046
• Belford Roxo — 518,384
• Niterói — 515,317
• Campos dos Goytacazes — 483,540
• São João de Meriti — 466,536
• Petrópolis — 294,926
• São Gonçalo — 285,439
• Macaé — 264,439

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.