This is a rundown of the most crowded urban communities in Brazil in view of as far as possible legitimate, as opposed to its metropolitan region, which evaluated populace is additionally said. All urban communities underneath are capitals of their individual states in Brazil.

1. Sao Paulo - Population: 11,895,893

Metropolitan populace: approx. 20 million
State: Sao Paulo
Established: 25 January 1554
Territory: 1523 km2/588 sq mi.

2. Rio de Janeiro - Population: 6,453,682

Metropolitan populace: approx. 12.4 million
State: Rio de Janeiro
Established: 1 March 1565
Zone: 1260 km2/487 sq mi.

3. Salvador - Population: 2,902,927

Metropolitan populace: approx. 3.6 million
State: Bahia
Established: 29 March 1549
Territory: 706 km2/273 sq mi

4. Brasilia - Population: 2,852,372

Metropolitan populace: approx. 3.7 million
State: Distrito Federal
Established: 21 April 1960
Territory: 5802 km2/2240 sq mi.

5. Fortaleza - Population: 2,571,896

Metropolitan populace: approx. 3.6 million
State: Ceará
Established: 13 April 1726
Territory: 314 km2/121 sq mi.

6. Belo Horizonte - Population: 2,491,109

Metropolitan populace: approx. 5.5 million
State: Minas Gerais
Established: 12 December 1897
Zone: 331 km2/128 sq mi.

7. Manaus - Population: 2,020,301

Metropolitan populace: approx. 2.1 million
State: Amazonas
Established: 24 October 1669
Zone: 11,401 km2/4,402 sq mi.

8. Curitiba - Population: 1,864,416

Metropolitan populace: approx. 3.2 million
State: Paraná
Established: 29 March 1693
Region: 431 km2/166 sq mi

9. Recife - Population: 1,608,488

Metropolitan populace: approx. 4.1 million
State: Pernambuco
Established: 12 March 1573
Territory: 218 km2/84 sq mi.

10. Porto Alegre - Population: 1,472,482

Metropolitan populace: approx. 4.4 million
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Established: 26 March 1772
Territory: 497 km2/192 sq mi.