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Population: 133,268 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Bragança is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pará, located at latitude 01°03′13″ S and longitude 46°45′56″ W, in the North Region of Brazil, in the Bragantina Geographic Region. Its estimated population in 2025 was 132,489 inhabitants, according to IBGE data.
According to traditional accounts, the origins of Bragança go back to an episode in 1613, with the visit of a French expedition from São Luís (MA), led by Daniel de La Touche. The expedition possibly passed through the basin of the Caeté (or Cayté) River, a region inhabited by the Tupinambá Indians. However, there are controversies about these accounts.
Another founding version refers to the donation of a private captaincy by the King of Portugal to the Souza family, of the then governor-general of Brazil, on 9 February 1622. These foundational accounts of the cities have been passed down over time.
In 1627, within the context of the Captaincy of Grão-Pará (1621–1820), it was initially founded as the settlement of Vera Cruz, in Viseu. In 1634, the Vila Souza do Caeté was founded on the left bank of the Caeté River by Álvaro de Souza. In 1753, Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado founded the village of Bragança, installed in 1754. Only a century later, in 1854, an imperial decree created the municipality of Bragança (Provincial Law 252, of 2 October 1854).
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PA average (15 cities): 66 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
14.26 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
65.92 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.
PA average (15 cities): 23 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
89.55 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,665.16 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PA average (15 cities): 20 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.21 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
0.86 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PA average (15 cities): 36 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.3 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PA average (15 cities): 45 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
10.49 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
93.08 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PA average (15 cities): 50 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
194.09 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
Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 194 km in a straight line · 895 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: 26.8 °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) | 31.5 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | – | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 22.2 |
| Rain (mm) | 271 | 385 | 450 | 410 | 342 | 209 | 192 | 76 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 56 |
Weather station Tracuateua, 12 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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