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Population: 372,026 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Cascavel is a Brazilian municipality located in the West Region of the state of Paraná, of which it is the fifth most populous, with 372,026 inhabitants, according to the estimate of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) published in 2026. It is classified as a city of medium-to-large size.
The road distance to Curitiba, the state's administrative capital, is 491 kilometers, and to Brasília, the federal capital, 1,457 kilometers.
Considerably new and with a privileged topography, its development was planned, which gave it wide streets and well-distributed neighborhoods, with the fourth best planning and urbanism in the country, according to the Connected Smart Cities Ranking 2020.
With an area of 2,094.263 km², it is the seventh largest municipality by territorial extent in the state, has the tenth largest population in the South Region, is the seat of the Metropolitan Region of Cascavel, the regional capital of western Paraná and a strategic hub of Mercosur.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PR average (24 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
13.17 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
64.02 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.
PR average (24 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
333.94 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,467.35 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 38 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.11 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.74 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PR average (24 cities): 78 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 76 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
45.27 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.66 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
124.1 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
Cataratas (SBFI), 124 km in a straight line · 143 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)
No weather station with comparable altitude within 100 km.
Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.
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