Local time
Sun, 9:42 AM GMT-3America/Sao_PauloCityCapital
Brasília
15.78° S, 47.92° W
- Population
- 3,716,996
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 5 of 250
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 250 cities of Brazil in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Brazil, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Brasília, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Brasília have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
A Latinized form of Brazil’s name, "Brasília" was bestowed on the new capital in 1960.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person