RJ · Southeast
Population: 294,954 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Petrópolis is a municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It covers an area of 795.798 km², and its population is 278,881 inhabitants, according to the IBGE census released in 2023. Besides being the largest and most populous city in the Serrana Fluminense Region and in the Petrópolis Intermediate Geographic Region, it also has the highest GDP and HDI in the region. The municipal demonym of Petrópolis is petropolitano.
Petrópolis is one of the safest cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro and in Brazil, according to an IPEA classification for medium and large cities. It is the seat of the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing, a research unit of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. It is known for housing a number of museums, theatres, palaces and activities geared towards historical and ecological tourism. It also frequently hosts a series of cultural events, such as the Bauernfest and the Rock the Mountain festival.
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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)
10.51 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.41 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
247.13 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,113.46 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
4.73 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.71 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
4.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.6 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
34.04 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
99.32 %
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)
34.36 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), 34 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)
Mild Average temperature: 20.6 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 28.1 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 25.5 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 27.0 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 18.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 285 | 179 | 217 | 106 | 69 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 232 | 277 |
Weather station Teresopolis, 24 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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