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São Gonçalo
Rio de Janeirocity
Total population
896,744
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, São Gonçalo is a major city. Public datasets list a population of roughly 896,744. Coordinates of -22.822°, -43.031° situate São Gonçalo in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,720 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,315
- Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves8,593
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves8,141
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,968
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves7,366
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves7,188
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves6,687
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves6,348
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Rio de Janeiro
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about São Gonçalo

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3304904
- UF
- RJ
- Mesorregião
- Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro
- Microrregião
- Rio de Janeiro
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br