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Most polluted cities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2026

5 cities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (278 of 365 days); 5 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: Nilópolis at 17.9 µg/m³, #423 of 2,745 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rio de Janeiro at 7.4. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.

← Nilópolis 9% 8%0
Every city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ranked for 2026, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, PM2.5, 2026 (so far), smogrank.com/br/region/rio-de-janeiro/history/2026 (accessed 6 Oct 2026).

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