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Population: 518,442 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Belford Roxo is a Brazilian municipality in the Baixada Fluminense, in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located north of the state capital, about 20 km from it, and covers an area of about 79 km².
The settlement of Belford Roxo dates back to the 17th century, with the Jacutinga Indigenous people, first mapped on a chart drawn up in 1666 by the crypto-Jew João Teixeira Albernaz, between the Merith, Simpuiy and Agoassu rivers.
The people of Belford Roxo belong linguistically and culturally to the cariocas family, a group to which more than 70% of the population of the modern State of Rio de Janeiro belongs.
Its HDI is 0.684; although considered medium by the IBGE's 2010 calculation, according to United Nations standards it is critically below the average of the State of Rio de Janeiro (0.768) and the Brazilian average (0.744).
It is the hometown of the singers, songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and actors Seu Jorge and Toni Garrido.
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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)
24.69 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
55.04 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
87.53 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
1,742.2 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
0.97 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.12 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
3.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
4.8 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
14.38 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
94.71 %
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)
16.13 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), 16 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)
Hot Average temperature: 25.1 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 32.6 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 31.3 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 22.6 |
| Rain (mm) | 169 | 113 | 138 | 92 | 53 | 33 | 44 | 27 | 48 | 82 | 112 | 164 |
Weather station Realengo, 13 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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