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Population: 299,112 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Foz do Iguaçu is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Paraná. It is 643 kilometres from the state capital, its territorial area is 617.701 km², of which 61.200 km² lie within the urban perimeter, and its population, according to the 2022 census, is 285,415 inhabitants.
According to an article published by Exame magazine in March 2014, it is the third destination for foreign tourists in the country and the first in the South Region. It is internationally known for the Iguaçu Falls, one of the winners of the contest that chose the 7 Natural Wonders, and for the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant, the second largest in the world in size and the first in power generation, which in 1996 was considered one of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Foz forms a trinational urban region with more than 700,000 inhabitants, also made up of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay and Puerto Iguazú in Argentina, countries with which it shares borders. Iguaçu is an indigenous place name, originally decomposable into y (water) and guazú (large), and the current name arose through the addition of a vowel. Its residents are referred to by the demonym “iguaçuense”.
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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).
PR average (24 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
20.73 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
51.02 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
238.03 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,791.04 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
1.74 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3 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
5.8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
7.7 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
36.34 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.02 %
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)
11.96 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
143 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Cataratas (SBFI), 12 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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