Highest Major Cities in Brazil

Cities in Brazil with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇧🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Campos do Jordão52,405 people · São Paulo

1,603 m

São Joaquim27,139 people · Santa Catarina

1,353 m

Piatã16,984 people · Bahia

1,282 m

Diamantina47,702 people · Minas Gerais

1,281 m

Cristalina60,210 people · Goiás

1,229 m

Samambaia218,840 people · Federal District

1,226 m

Recanto das Emas115,550 people · Federal District

1,224 m

Poços de Caldas172,339 people · Minas Gerais

1,222 m

Ouro Preto77,914 people · Minas Gerais

1,201 m

Taguatinga193,367 people · Federal District

1,199 m

Riacho Fundo II105,210 people · Federal District

1,198 m

Águas Claras128,486 people · Federal District

1,197 m

Santa Maria116,622 people · Federal District

1,177 m

Riacho Fundo39,552 people · Federal District

1,173 m

Barbacena125,317 people · Minas Gerais

1,171 m

Nova Resende16,387 people · Minas Gerais

1,168 m

Ceilândia287,023 people · Federal District

1,159 m

Vicente Pires96,871 people · Federal District

1,156 m

Pôr do Sol101,866 people · Federal District

1,153 m

Setor Complementar de Indústria e Abastecimento36,042 people · Federal District

1,139 m

Brasília2,207,718 people · Federal District

1,136 m

Paranoá63,923 people · Federal District

1,135 m

Sobradinho72,273 people · Federal District

1,123 m

Brazlândia55,561 people · Federal District

1,104 m

Cocalzinho de Goiás20,504 people · Goiás

1,100 m

Novo Gama107,663 people · Goiás

1,098 m

Santa Cecília15,546 people · Santa Catarina

1,097 m

Carandaí23,812 people · Minas Gerais

1,096 m

Cruzeiro25,741 people · Federal District

1,094 m

Park Way22,289 people · Federal District

1,092 m

Guarapuava189,630 people · Paraná

1,090 m

Alexânia27,008 people · Goiás

1,089 m

Núcleo Bandeirante21,636 people · Federal District

1,089 m

Cruzília15,362 people · Minas Gerais

1,086 m

Guará125,703 people · Federal District

1,086 m

Águas Lindas de Goiás245,352 people · Goiás

1,084 m

Sobradinho II82,785 people · Federal District

1,081 m

Sudoeste/Octagonal44,354 people · Federal District

1,078 m

Valparaíso de Goiás218,416 people · Goiás

1,078 m

Água Rasa80,484 people · Minas Gerais

1,076 m

Palmas51,755 people · Paraná

1,075 m

Campestre20,696 people · Minas Gerais

1,073 m

Jardim Botânico77,767 people · Federal District

1,072 m

Carmo do Paranaíba29,011 people · Minas Gerais

1,069 m

Lago Sul26,244 people · Federal District

1,067 m

Gama139,467 people · Federal District

1,066 m

Itapoã65,408 people · Federal District

1,066 m

São Gotardo40,910 people · Minas Gerais

1,063 m

Plano Piloto198,697 people · Federal District

1,061 m

Carambeí23,825 people · Paraná

1,053 m

Highlights

Within Brazil, Campos do Jordão ranks first in 2026 with 1,603 m, followed by São Joaquim (1,353 m) and Piatã (1,282 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,603 m (Campos do Jordão) to 1,053 m (Carambeí), with a median of 1,099 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Brazil, Campos do Jordão ranks first in 2026 with 1,603 m, followed by São Joaquim (1,353 m) and Piatã (1,282 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,603 m (Campos do Jordão) to 1,053 m (Carambeí), with a median of 1,099 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.