Pelotas

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Pelotas

Total population

325,685

Founded

1812

Air quality index

21Good

Elevation7 m

Land area1610.08 km²

Coordinates-31.77°, -52.34°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality (município), the fourth most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul and Canoas. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8 mi) from the Uruguayan border. The Lagoa dos Patos lies to the east and the São Gonçalo Channel lies to the south, separating Pelotas from the municipality of Rio Grande.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lygia Bojunga Nunes

Brazilian children's writer

Emerson

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

Taison

Brazilian association football player

Michel Bastos

Brazilian and French footballer

João Simões Lopes Neto

Brazilian journalist and writer (1865–1916)

Adolfo Antônio Fetter Júnior

Brazilian politician

Daniel Carvalho

Brazilian footballer and manager

Angélica Freitas

Brazilian poet and translator

L

Leonardo Gaciba

Brazilian football referee

Glória Menezes

Brazilian actress

J

Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva

Brazilian association football player

T

Teté

Brazilian association football player (1907-1962)

R

Rômulo

Brazilian association football player (born 1987)

A

Aloísio Pires Alves

Brazilian association football player and manager

A

Adelir de Carli

Brazilian priest and balloonist

Ismael Alvariza

Brazilian association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rio Grande do Sul

• Capão do Leão
  9.4 mi away · pop. 26,487
• Monte Bonito
  11.1 mi away
• Povo Novo
  11.8 mi away
• Colônia Z3
  11.9 mi away
• Morro Redondo
  20.8 mi away · pop. 6,046
• Ilha dos Marinheiros
  20.8 mi away
• Quinta
  21.6 mi away
• Passo das Pedras
  23 mi away
• Santa Silvana
  23.2 mi away
• São José do Norte
  24.4 mi away · pop. 25,443
• Rincão da Cruz
  26.5 mi away
• Cerrito
  28.4 mi away · pop. 5,808

Browse all places in Rio Grande do Sul →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pelotas

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

False Black Widow

Steatoda grossa

Seen 2026-06-09

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Seen 2026-06-09

Scaled Chachalaca

Ortalis squamata

Seen 2026-05-29

Rimose Fungus-farming Ant

Cyphomyrmex rimosus

Seen 2026-05-27

Black Witch

Ascalapha odorata

Seen 2026-05-26

Diabrotica speciosa

Diabrotica speciosa

Seen 2026-05-26

Red Peacock

Anartia amathea

Seen 2026-05-26

Mexican sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Seen 2026-05-25

Uruguayan Sipo

Chironius gouveai

Seen 2026-05-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pelotas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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