GO · Center-West
Population: 108,805 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Caldas Novas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás, in the Centre-West Region of the country. It is located in the southeast of Goiás, and its population, according to IBGE estimates for 2025, is 106,820 inhabitants.
The municipality is known as the largest hydrothermal resort in the world, with waters that rise from the ground at temperatures ranging from 43 °C to 70 °C. Tourism is the main source of income for the municipality. In high season the city can accommodate more than 500,000 tourists. The city's infrastructure includes hotels, inns, chalets, clubs, nightclubs and bars. Another major attraction of Caldas Novas is ecotourism, since the city lies on the shore of the Corumbá dam reservoir and beside the Serra de Caldas.
Every year, more than 3 million tourists visit Caldas Novas. It has hundreds of pools with thermal waters in its hotels and clubs, which attract tourists from all over the country, mainly from the Southeast and Centre-West regions.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
GO average (17 cities): 81 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
4.6 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
66.56 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.
GO average (17 cities): 23 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
243.63 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,539.61 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
GO average (17 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.1 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.98 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
GO average (17 cities): 62 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
GO average (17 cities): 60 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
22.9 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
94.85 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
GO average (17 cities): 57 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
221.23 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
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR), 221 km in a straight line · 2,806 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: 23.7 °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) | 29.7 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 29.9 | 29.8 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 |
| Rain (mm) | 272 | 210 | 225 | 92 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 108 | 218 | 263 |
Weather station Ipameri, 48 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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