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Population: 125,691 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
São Gonçalo do Amarante is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of Natal, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Northeast Region of the country. It has a territorial area of approximately 249.8 km². It is the fourth most populous municipality in the state, behind only Natal, Mossoró and Parnamirim, with a population of 115,467 inhabitants in 2022.
It is a Brazilian municipality known throughout the world for having been the scene of one of the most significant events in the entire history of Rio Grande do Norte and of Brazilian Catholicism, when Dutch forces killed eighty people in the event known as the Uruaçu Massacre, which took place in 1645. In 2017, these martyrs were recognised as saints in St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, in a ceremony presided over by Pope Francis.
Throughout its history, São Gonçalo do Amarante lost its autonomy several times, until it definitively achieved emancipation in 1958, when it separated from Macaíba. Since 2014 it has hosted the Governor Aluízio Alves International Airport, a Brazilian airport complex which was the first Brazilian airport to be privatised and serves the cargo and passenger transport demand of the Metropolitan Region of Natal.
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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).
RN average (4 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
31.82 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
39.41 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.
RN average (4 cities): 28 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
124.13 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,408.53 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RN average (4 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.93 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
0.6 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RN average (4 cities): 17 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
3.8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RN average (4 cities): 67 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
24.28 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
93.47 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RN average (4 cities): 69 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
4.05 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
603 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Aeroporto Internacional do Rio Grande do Norte / São Gonçalo do Amarante - Governador Aluizio Alves (SBSG), 4 km in a straight line · 603 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: 26.5 °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) | 30.4 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 30.4 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 24.7 |
| Rain (mm) | 81 | 100 | 201 | 241 | 222 | 349 | 254 | 119 | 54 | 21 | 23 | 29 |
Weather station Natal, 15 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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