City Details: Porto Velho
A few alternate names for Porto Velho are: PVH, Porto Vel'o, Porto Velho, Porto Veljas, Porto Velo, Portu-Vel'ju, Portu-Velju, Pôrto Velho, Velho, bwrtw falyw
Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. The population is 460,434 people. Located on the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas, the town is an important trading center for cassiterite, the mining of tin, which represents the most important economic activity in the region, as well as a transportation and communication center. It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River. It is also Rondônia's largest city, and the largest state capital of Brazil by area.
General Information
- Official Name: Brazil
- Common Name: Brazil
- Population: 548952
- Timezone: America/Porto_Velho
- Coordinates: -8.76194, -63.90389
- Country Code: BRA
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Porto Velho
- 1. Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira Airport (PVH), distance from city center: 5.86 km
- 2. Humaitá Airport (HUW), distance from city center: 164.57 km
- 3. Lábrea Airport (LBR), distance from city center: 190.46 km
Location of Porto Velho
Country Details
- Country: Brazil
- Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
- Capital: Brasília
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 212,559,409
- Area: 8,515,767 km²
- Languages: Portuguese
- Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
- Timezones: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Holidays in Porto Velho, Brazil
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- Confraternização Universal - 2026-01-01
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Sexta-feira Santa - 2026-04-03
- Domingo de Páscoa - 2026-04-05
- Dia de Tiradentes - 2026-04-21
- Dia do Trabalhador - 2026-05-01
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 - 2026-07-09
- Dia da Independência - 2026-09-07
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida - 2026-10-12
- Dia de Finados - 2026-11-02
- Proclamação da República - 2026-11-15
- Dia da Consciência Negra - 2026-11-20
- Natal - 2026-12-25
Museums in Porto Velho, Brazil
Museu da Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré
Avenida 7 de Setembro, Centro, Porto Velho - RO, 76801-020, Brazil
Coordinates: 8.7658° S, 63.9096° W
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Museu Palácio da Memória Rondoniens
Avenida Dom Pedro II, Centro, Porto Velho - RO, 76801-905, Brazil
Coordinates: 8.7633° S, 63.9060° W