MS · Center-West
Population: 266,950 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Dourados is a Brazilian municipality in the Central-West Region, located in the south of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is the most populous municipality in the interior of the state and the second most populous in Mato Grosso do Sul, behind only the capital, Campo Grande.
The municipality lies between the Serra de Maracaju and the basin of the Paraná River, and it forms part of the Dourados Intermediate Geographic Region and the Dourados Immediate Geographic Region of the same name. As in the rest of the state, its characteristic drink is tereré, which is easy to prepare and is drunk mainly at informal gatherings of family and friends.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MS average (3 cities): 89 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
11.24 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
59.43 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.
MS average (3 cities): 47 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
257.33 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,611.45 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MS average (3 cities): 40 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.36 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.07 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MS average (3 cities): 41 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MS average (3 cities): 74 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
36.92 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.17 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MS average (3 cities): 24 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
374.76 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), 375 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)
Warm Average temperature: 23.3 °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) | 31.8 | 31.4 | 30.9 | 29.1 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 31.1 | 30.9 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 20.3 |
| Rain (mm) | 168 | 131 | 146 | 106 | 92 | 99 | 40 | 45 | 113 | 153 | 143 | 206 |
Weather station Dourados, 20 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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