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Population: 479,604 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Caxias do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the northeast of the state at an altitude of 817 metres. It is the largest city in the Serra Gaúcha, the second most populous city in Rio Grande do Sul, surpassed only by the capital Porto Alegre, and the 47th largest city in Brazil.
Throughout its history, Caxias do Sul has been known as Campo dos Bugres (until 1877), Colônia de Caxias (1877–1884) and Santa Teresa de Caxias (1884–1890). The city was built where the Vacaria Plateau begins to break up into several valleys cut by small watercourses, which gives its southern part a rather rugged topography. The area had been inhabited by Caingangue Indigenous people since time immemorial, but they were violently driven out by the so-called “bugreiros”, opening the way at the end of the 19th century for the government of the Empire of Brazil to decide to colonize the region with a European population. Thus, thousands of immigrants, mostly Italians from the Veneto region but also others of various origins such as Germans, French, Spaniards and Poles, crossed the sea and climbed the Serra Gaúcha, opening up an area still almost entirely virgin.
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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).
RS average (19 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
7.3 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
53 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.
RS average (19 cities): 41 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
349.97 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
4,091.74 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.85 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.53 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RS average (19 cities): 48 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.2 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
RS average (19 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
41.96 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
96.32 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RS average (19 cities): 63 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
91.36 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,449 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Salgado Filho (SBPA), 91 km in a straight line · 1,449 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)
Mild Average temperature: 17.4 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 26.9 | – | 25.3 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 24.4 | 26.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 16.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 168 | – | 121 | 134 | 131 | 147 | 184 | 140 | 163 | 192 | 145 | 155 |
Weather station Caxias do Sul, 3 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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