| 1 | São Paulo | 1,221 km2 (588 sq mi) | 11,895,893 (2014) Urban |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 1,221 km2 (486.5 sq mi) | 6,453,682 (2014) |
| 3 | Salvador | 272.6 mi² | 2.675 million (2010) Undata |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi) | 2,491,109 (2014) |
| 5 | Recife | 218 km2 (84.17 sq mi) | 1,555,039 (2012) |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 313.8 km2 (121.2 sq mi) | 2,571,896 (2014) |
| 7 | Manaus | 11,401.06 km2 (4,401.97 sq mi) | 2,020,301 (2014) |
| 8 | Campinas | 795.667 km2 (307.209 sq mi) | 1,098,630 (2012) |
| 9 | Belém | 1,059.40 km2 (409.04 sq mi) | 1,392,031 (2010 Censo) |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 496.827 km2 (191.826 sq mi) | 1,509,939 (2010) |
| 11 | Curitiba | 430.9 km2 (166.4 sq mi) | 1,879,355 (2015) |
| 12 | Florianópolis | 433.32 km2 (167.31 sq mi) | 461,524 (2014) |
| 13 | Goiânia | 789 km2 (305 sq mi) | 1,301,892 (2010) |
| 14 | Brasília | 5,802 km2 (2,240.164 sq mi) | 2,556,149 (2011 Est.) |
| 15 | São José dos Campos | 1,099.77 km2 (424.62 sq mi) | 673,255 (2013) |
| 16 | Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro | 464.573 km2 (179.373 sq mi) | 873,921 (2008) |
| 17 | Joinville | 1,130.878 km2 (436.634 sq mi) | 547,000 (2013) |
| 18 | Vitória, Espírito Santo | 93.381 km2 (36.055 sq mi) | (355.875 (2015estimativa) |
| 19 | Palmas | 2,218.93 km2 (856.73 sq mi) | 265.090 (2014) |
| 20 | Santos , São Paulo | 280.67 km2 (108.37 sq mi) | 433,966 (2015) |
| 21 | Natal | 167.264 km2 (64.581 sq mi) | 803,739 (2010 Censo) |
| 22 | Ribeirão Preto | 651.37 km2 (251.50 sq mi) | 619,746 (2012) |
| 23 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 4,032 km2 (1,557 sq mi) | 472,300 (2012) |
| 24 | Feira de Santana | 1,362.880 km2 (526.211 sq mi) | 612,000 (2014) |
| 25 | Foz do Iguaçu | 617.70 km2 (238.5 sq mi) | 263,508 (2013) |
| 26 | Indaiatuba | 311.55 km2 (120.29 sq mi) | 231,033 (2015) |
| 27 | Olinda | 43.55 km2 (27.1 sq mi) | 397,268 (2009) |
| 28 | Maceió | 511 km2 (197 sq mi) | 996,733 (2013) |
| 29 | Cuiabá | 3,538 km2 (1,366 sq mi) | 551,098 (2013 Censo) |
| 30 | Itatiba | 322.28 km2 (124.43 sq mi) | 113,284 (2015) |
| 31 | Ouro Preto | 481 mi² | 70,227 (2010) |
| 32 | Teresina | 1,167.25 km2 (450.68 sq mi) | 814,439 (2010 Censo)- Municipality |
| 33 | Igarassu | 117 mi² | 91,953 (2010) Undata |
| 34 | Boa Vista | 5,687.022 km2 (2,195.771 sq mi) | 266,901 (2010) |
| 35 | Petrópolis | 313.1 mi² | 185,876 (2010) UNdata |
| 36 | São Luís | 827.141 km2 (319.360 sq mi) | 1,011,943 (2010 IBGE)- Municipality |
| 37 | Ipatinga | 165.509 km2 (63.903 sq mi) | 244.508 (2009) |
| 38 | Pelotas | 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi) | 346,452 (2006 est.) |
| 39 | Diamantina | 1,494 mi² | 44,746 (2006) |
| 40 | Patos de Minas | 3.189,771 km2 (1.231577 sq mi) | 146,416 (2010) |
| 41 | Divinópolis | 708.909 km2 (273.711 sq mi) | 213,076 (2010) |
| 42 | Paraty | 928.47 km2 (358.48 sq mi) | 35,730 (2009) |
| 43 | São Gonçalo | 249.142 km2 (96.194 sq mi) | 1,016,128 (2012) |
| 44 | Campo Grande | 8,096.05 km2 (3,125.90 sq mi) | 845.763 (2014 Censo) |
| 45 | Itajubá | 290.450 km2 (112.143 sq mi) | 90,225 (2009) |
| 46 | Blumenau | 519.837 km2 (200.710 sq mi) | 309,214 (2010 est) |
| 47 | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais | 2,348.1 km2 (906.6 sq mi) | 263,594 (2010) |
| 48 | Marabá, Pará | 15,092.268 km2 (5,827.157 sq mi) | 251,885 (2013) |
| 49 | João Pessoa | 210.551 km2 (81.294 sq mi) | 742,478 (2012)IBGE/2012 |
