About Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil, part of South America. Find essential geography and continue exploring more places in the same country.
Population6,747,815
Figure applies toRio de Janeiro (city)
Data as ofLatest recorded figure
Last checkedSeptember 3, 2026
CountryBrazil
ContinentSouth America
Place typeCity
Country codeBR
Source: GeoNames geographical database. Population figures can use different geographic boundaries and should be read together with “Figure applies to”.