RJ · Southeast
Population: 181,675 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Barra Mansa is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It belongs to the Volta Redonda-Barra Mansa Immediate Region. It lies at latitude 22º32'39" south, longitude 44º10'17" west, and at an altitude of 381 meters. According to the 2022 Census conducted by IBGE, its population is 169,899 inhabitants, with an area of 547.13 km². It forms a conurbation with the cities of Volta Redonda and Pinheiral, whose total population exceeds 450 thousand inhabitants.
The administrative and legislative center is in the Centro neighborhood, where the city hall and the municipal council are located. The judicial center is the Barbará neighborhood, where the municipal courthouse is located.
The population of Barra Mansa is composed of descendants of European immigrants (mainly Portuguese, Italians and Spaniards), but also of French and Germans, in addition to a dynamic Syrian-Lebanese community, as well as Amerindians and descendants of Africans.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
RJ average (29 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
36.88 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
39.86 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
RJ average (29 cities): 27 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
185.89 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,637.56 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.16 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.72 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RJ average (29 cities): 34 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
22.77 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
94.43 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 83 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
99.63 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
17,510 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim (SBGL), 100 km in a straight line · 17,510 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 23.0 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.6 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 28.3 | 25.6 | 25.0 | – | 26.4 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 30.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 20.1 |
| Rain (mm) | 307 | 223 | 221 | 89 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 62 | 118 | 220 | 253 |
Weather station Resende, 29 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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