RR · North · State capital
Population: 500,965 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Boa Vista is a Brazilian municipality and the capital of the state of Roraima, in the North Region of the country. Concentrating about two-thirds of the state's inhabitants, it is located on the right bank of the Branco River. Its population, according to the 2022 Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), was 413,486 inhabitants, and the IBGE estimate for 2026 is 500,965 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Boa Vista Metropolitan Region, and it is the northernmost state capital in Brazil, the only one located entirely north of the Equator, and the one most distant from Brasília, the federal capital.
The city stands out for its radial urban layout, planned between 1944 and 1946 by civil engineer Darcy Aleixo Derenusson. Its design was inspired by European cities, such as Paris, and also by one of the first planned cities in the country, Belo Horizonte. The main avenues of the city center converge on the Joaquim Nabuco Civic Center Square, where the headquarters of the state executive, legislative and judicial branches are concentrated, along with cultural landmarks (theaters and palaces), hotels, banks, post offices and the diocesan cathedral.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
18.96 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
49.7 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.
All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
252.08 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,916.31 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.59 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.4 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
21.7 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.96 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
655.52 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Eduardo Gomes (SBEG), 656 km in a straight line · 855 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: 29.1 °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) | – | 34.1 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 35.3 | 34.1 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 29 | 32 | 39 | 147 | 347 | 336 | 308 | 221 | 98 | 67 | 70 | 60 |
Weather station Boa Vista, 2 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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