RJ · Southeast
Population: 866,167 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Duque de Caxias is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast Region of the country. It is located in the Baixada Fluminense, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, 16 km from the state capital. According to the 2024 IBGE census, its population is 866,347 inhabitants, making it the most populous municipality in the Baixada Fluminense, the third most populous in the state and the 22nd most populous in the country.
It became a municipality in 1943, after separating from the city of Nova Iguaçu.
The name of the city honours the patron of the Brazilian Army, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias, also known as The Pacifier, who was born in the region in 1803.
Alongside Nova Iguaçu, Duque de Caxias is one of the regional centres of the Baixada Fluminense, retaining a large part of the workforce of the 13 municipalities of this sub-region of the Rio de Janeiro metropolis. The city has the largest GDP and the largest industrial park in the Baixada region, and is the second largest exporter in the state of Rio, behind only the capital.
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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).
RJ average (29 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
25.75 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
38.42 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.
RJ average (29 cities): 27 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
195.09 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,183 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
1.39 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.9 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RJ average (29 cities): 34 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
17.66 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
91.98 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RJ average (29 cities): 83 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
6.75 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
17,510 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim (SBGL), 7 km in a straight line · 17,510 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: 25.1 °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) | 32.6 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 31.3 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 22.6 |
| Rain (mm) | 169 | 113 | 138 | 92 | 53 | 33 | 44 | 27 | 48 | 82 | 112 | 164 |
Weather station Realengo, 16 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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