How far is Rio de Janeiro from the sea?
Rio de Janeiro is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
To the coast
1 km
0.6 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
1,121 km
with Argentina
Setting
On the coast
157th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
Rio de JaneiroNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Rio de Janeiro at a glance
- Coordinates
- 22.9064° S, 43.1822° W
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Distance to the coast
- 1 km (0.6 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 22.9003° S, 43.1752° W (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Nearest land border
- 1,121 km (696 miles), with Argentina
- Among Brazil's cities
- 4th farthest from the sea of the 4 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 317 km (197 miles) |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 51 km (32 miles) |
| Salvador | Brazil | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Córdoba | Argentina | 624 km (388 miles) |
| Santiago | Chile | 89 km (55 miles) |
Questions
How far is Rio de Janeiro from the sea?
Rio de Janeiro is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1 km (0.6 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Rio de Janeiro from the nearest border?
Rio de Janeiro is 1,121 km (696 miles) from the nearest land border, with Argentina, in a straight line.
Where in Rio de Janeiro is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (22.9064° S, 43.1822° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.