964 Miles
In southeastern Brazil, near the Atlantic Ocean.Vivendo Porto Alegre said: Porto Alegre is located in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (a province south of Brazil). Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, and is approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean.
The air distance from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Brasilia, Brazil, is 581 miles. That equals 935 kilometers or 505 nautical miles.
The distance in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Fox do Iguacu is 741 air miles. That equals 1,192 kilometers or 644 nautical miles.
6452 miles( dtm)
Distance between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the crow flies: 4778 miles (7689 km) (4152 nautical miles)
The air distance from Washington, D.C., United States of America, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is 4,781 miles. That equals 7,695 kilometers or 4,155 nautical miles.
Distance between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the crow flies: 4742 miles (7631 km) (4121 nautical miles)
The coordinates 17 degrees south and 63 degrees west refer to a location in the South Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, it is near the coast of Brazil, approximately 400 miles east of the city of Porto Alegre.
The Andes Mountains
The Great Circle distance from Sacramento, California to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil total 6,598 air miles. that is 10,619 kilometers. That is 5,734 nautical miles.
These coordinates are at the northwestern corner of Lago de Arrozal (Lake Arrozal) in Brazil. I'm not seeing any nearby cities, or even villages. It looks like the nearest town is Caseara, Brazil, about 50 miles to the north.
It's 4,162 miles (according to American Airlines miles credit)