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Brasil Municipalities Over 400,000: 2000 Census

Rank Municipality State Population Land Area (Square Kilometers) Population per Square Kilometer Population per Square Mile
1 São Paulo SP 10,405,867 1525 6,824 17,687
2 Rio de Janeiro RJ 5,851,914 1261.1 4,640 12,028
3 Salvador BA 2,440,828 324.5 7,522 19,497
4 Belo Horizonte MG 2,232,747 330.9 6,747 17,490
5 Fortaleza CE 2,138,234 312.4 6,845 17,741
6 Brasília DF 2,043,169 5801.9 352 913
7 Curitiba PR 1,586,848 430 3,690 9,565
8 Recife PE 1,421,993 217.8 6,529 16,923
9 Manaus AM 1,403,796 11407.7 123 319
10 Porto Alegre RS 1,360,033 495.5 2,745 7,114
11 Belém PA 1,279,861 1065.3 1,201 3,114
12 Goiânia GO 1,090,737 740.5 1,473 3,818
13 Guarulhos SP 1,071,278 317.1 3,378 8,757
14 Campinas SP 968,172 795.7 1,217 3,154
15 Nova Iguaçu RJ 915,366 558 1,640 4,252
16 São Gonçalo RJ 889,828 250.7 3,549 9,200
17 São Luís MA 860,047 828 1,039 2,692
18 Maceió AL 796,842 510.7 1,560 4,044
19 Duque de Caxias RJ 770,865 464.6 1,659 4,301
20 Teresina PI 714,583 1672.5 427 1,107
21 Natal RN 709,536 169.1 4,196 10,876
22 São Bernardo do Campo SP 701,289 406.2 1,726 4,475
23 Campo Grande MS 662,534 8096 82 212
24 Osasco SP 650,993 64.9 10,031 26,000
25 Santo André SP 648,443 174.8 3,710 9,615
26 João Pessoa PB 595,429 209.9 2,837 7,353
27 Jaboatão (dos Guararapes) PE 580,795 256.2 2,267 5,876
28 São José dos Campos SP 538,909 1099.6 490 1,270
29 Contagem MG 537,806 194.7 2,762 7,160
30 Ribeirão Preto SP 505,053 650.4 777 2,013
31 Uberlândia MG 500,488 4103.4 122 316
32 Sorocaba SP 494,649 449.1 1,101 2,855
33 Cuiabá MT 483,044 3970.9 122 315
34 Feira de Santana BA 481,137 1333 361 936
35 Aracaju SE 461,083 181.1 2,546 6,599
36 Niterói RJ 458,465 131.5 3,486 9,037
37 Juiz de Fora MG 456,432 1439.1 317 822
38 São João de Meriti RJ 449,299 34.8 12,911 33,465
39 Londrina PR 446,822 1724.7 259 672
40 Belford Roxo RJ 433,120 79.8 5,428 14,068
41 Joinville (Joinvile) SC 429,004 1079.7 397 1,030
42 Santos SP 417,777 280.3 1,490 3,863
Source: 2000 Census of Brasil

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