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Rio Verde

GO · Center-West

Population: 244,881 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Rio Verde

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Rio Verde is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Goiás, in the Centre-West Region of the country. According to IBGE's 2025 population estimate, its population is 241,494 inhabitants and its population density is 26.95 inhabitants per square kilometre, making it the fourth most populous municipality in Goiás, behind only the capital Goiânia and the cities of Aparecida de Goiânia and Anápolis. The municipality has a strong vocation for agribusiness and has shown solid and continuous demographic and economic growth since the 1980s, standing out regionally and nationally. The municipality's GDP is about R$ 16.3 billion, which places it among the 100 largest in the country. Its agricultural GDP is the largest in the state and the fourth largest in Brazil, according to 2021 data.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

35

GO average (17 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.14 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

3.27 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

29

GO average (17 cities): 57 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

382.79 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

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR), 383 km in a straight line · 2,806 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

65.4

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Warm Average temperature: 23.7 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))

10 15 20 25 30 35 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 259 mm Feb: 211 mm Mar: 267 mm Apr: 102 mm May: 38 mm Jun: 15 mm Jul: 10 mm Aug: 14 mm Sep: 50 mm Oct: 136 mm Nov: 239 mm Dec: 273 mm Jan: 29.2 °CFeb: 30 °CMar: 29.9 °CApr: 29.7 °CMay: 28.3 °CJun: 28.2 °CJul: 28.6 °CAug: 30.9 °CSep: 32 °COct: 31.8 °CNov: 30.1 °CDec: 29.4 °C Jan: 19.5 °CFeb: 19.4 °CMar: 19.2 °CApr: 18.2 °CMay: 15.7 °CJun: 14.5 °CJul: 14.2 °CAug: 15.4 °CSep: 17.6 °COct: 19 °CNov: 19.1 °CDec: 19.4 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 29.230.029.929.728.328.228.630.932.031.830.129.4
Avg. low (°C) 19.519.419.218.215.714.514.215.417.619.019.119.4
Rain (mm) 2592112671023815101450136239273

Weather station Rio Verde, 6 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Jataí GO · 87 km 54

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Rio Verde. Scores use your weights.

  1. Cambé PR · South 58
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  3. Araçatuba SP · Southeast 57
  4. Guarapuava PR · South 57
  5. Itumbiara GO · Center-West 54
  6. Franca SP · Southeast 59

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