Porto Velho: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Rondônia
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 548,952
• Coordinates: 8.7619° S, 63.9039° W
• Time zone: America/Porto_Velho (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,902 km (1,182 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (PVH): 5.9 km (3.7 mi), straight line
• Lábrea Airport (LBR): 190 km (118 mi), straight line
• Guayaramerín Airport (GYA, Bolivia): 287 km (178 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Candeias do Jamari: 24 km (15 mi)