São Fidélis

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São Fidélis

Total population

38,961

Coordinates-21.65°, -41.75°

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

Overview

São Fidélis is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 38,710 (2020) and its area is 1,028 km2.

Geography

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

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

R

Rubens Rangel

Brazilian politician (1924-1974)

Fernando Arêas Rifan

Roman Catholic bishop

Oscar Pereira da Silva

Brazilian painter, illustrator, professor (1867-1939)

Hugo Almeida

Brazilian association football player

Jaime de Almeida

Brazilian association football player and sports coach (1920–1973)

Maycon Carvalho Inez

Brazilian footballer

D

Demerval Peixoto

Brazilian politician

E

Elson do Forrogode

Brazilian musician

Heitor Collet

Brazilian teacher and politician (1898-1974)

José Richa

Brazilian politician (1934-2003)

N

Nuno de Assis

Brazilian politician

W

Waldir Vieira

B

Barrerito

Brazilian singer

V

Vágner Carioca

Brazilian association football player

D

Deucimar Talon Toledo

Brazilian politician

P

Paulo Fernando Carvalho Gomes

Brazilian politician

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

Nearby places in Rio de Janeiro

• Ipuca
  0.8 mi away
• Retiro Saudoso
  7.6 mi away
• Ernesto Machado
  8.1 mi away
• Barro Branco
  10.7 mi away
• Morangaba
  11 mi away
• Palestina
  11.2 mi away
• Cambuci
  11.7 mi away · pop. 14,616
• Ateniense
  12.2 mi away
• Cambiasca
  12.4 mi away
• Projeto de Assentamento Santo Amaro
  12.7 mi away
• Conceição do Imbé
  13.6 mi away
• Batatal
  13.7 mi away

Browse all places in Rio de Janeiro →

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 São Fidélis

Escravidão & engenhos

João Oscar · 1985

Gotas de Sabedoria – Livro II

2015

Air pollution control equipment and services in Brazil

Philip M. Parker · 2007

Fé

2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Mother of Thousands

Kalanchoe laetivirens

Seen 2026-09-05

Hybrid African Iris

Dietes bicolor × iridioides

Seen 2026-09-05

granular toad

Rhinella granulosa

Seen 2026-08-14

Variable Cracker

Hamadryas feronia

Seen 2026-08-08

Spiny-legged Stingless bee

Trigona spinipes

Seen 2026-07-25

Amazon Lava Lizard

Tropidurus torquatus

Seen 2026-06-21

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Seen 2026-05-23

Brazilian Red Birdeater

Lasiodora benedeni

Seen 2026-04-21

Lycosa erythrognatha

Lycosa erythrognatha

Seen 2026-04-20

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

Official Identifiers