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Brazil Rankings

Best cities and states by HDI, GDP per capita, population, and quality of life

City Rankings

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Highest HDI — Cities
Municipal Human Development Index
1São Caetano do Sul SP0.862
2Águas de São Pedro SP0.854
3Florianópolis SC0.847
4Balneário Camboriú SC0.845
5Vitória ES0.845
6Santos SP0.840
7Niterói RJ0.837
8Joaçaba SC0.827
9Brasília DF0.824
10Curitiba PR0.823
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Most Populous Cities
IBGE population estimate
1São Paulo SP11,451,999
2Rio de Janeiro RJ6,211,223
3Brasília DF2,817,381
4Fortaleza CE2,428,708
5Salvador BA2,417,678
6Belo Horizonte MG2,315,560
7Manaus AM2,063,689
8Curitiba PR1,773,718
9Recife PE1,488,920
10Goiânia GO1,437,366
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Highest GDP per Capita
Gross Domestic Product per inhabitant
1Catas Altas MGR$ 919,000
2São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo MGR$ 642,000
3Itatiaiuçu MGR$ 535,000
4Presidente Kennedy ESR$ 497,000
5Paulínia SPR$ 474,000
6Triunfo RSR$ 472,000
7Saquarema RJR$ 471,000
8Canaã dos Carajás PAR$ 454,000
9Maricá RJR$ 435,000
10Ilhabela SPR$ 400,000

State Rankings

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Highest HDI — States
State Human Development Index
1Distrito Federal DF0.824
2São Paulo SP0.740
3Santa Catarina SC0.732
4Rio Grande do Sul RS0.713
5Rio de Janeiro RJ0.709
6Paraná PR0.702
7Goiás GO0.695
8Espírito Santo ES0.692
9Mato Grosso MT0.684
10Mato Grosso do Sul MS0.680
11Minas Gerais MG0.668
12Rondônia RO0.644
13Amapá AP0.643
14Tocantins TO0.640
15Ceará CE0.617
16Rio Grande do Norte RN0.611
17Roraima RR0.610
18Sergipe SE0.598
19Pernambuco PE0.596
20Bahia BA0.594
21Paraíba PB0.588
22Acre AC0.586
23Pará PA0.581
24Maranhão MA0.576
25Piauí PI0.571
26Amazonas AM0.565
27Alagoas AL0.565
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Most Populous States
IBGE population estimate
1São Paulo SP44,411,238
2Minas Gerais MG20,539,989
3Rio de Janeiro RJ16,055,174
4Bahia BA14,141,626
5Paraná PR11,444,380
6Rio Grande do Sul RS10,882,965
7Pernambuco PE9,058,931
8Ceará CE8,794,957
9Pará PA8,120,131
10Santa Catarina SC7,610,361
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