Rio Branco
Rio Branco is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre.
Rio Branco is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre. Located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil, it is the most populous municipality in the state, with 387,852 inhabitants, according to 2024 IBGE estimates, almost half the state population. Rio Branco was one of the first settlements to develop in the region, being the westernmost major settlement in the country and the 4th-oldest state capital city in Northern Brazil, after Belém, Manaus and Macapá.
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Getting to Rio Branco
- Airports
- Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro (RBR), 15 km
- Porto Velho → Rio Branco449 km · quickest by air, 4h 33m · R$350–530
- Manaus → Rio Branco1150 km · quickest by air, 7h 17m · R$540–820
- Cusco → Rio Branco601 km · quickest by road, 25h 34m · S/190–250
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Rio Branco
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rio Branco. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBut should you wish to go from the Brazilian border to Iñapari, the going rate for the taxi ride is R$ 5 per person) At the van arrival point, which you should reach at around 6PM, motocars (Peruvian tuk-tuks) come meet the passengers.
- Get inLotações (shared taxis) are common in Acre state, and the most popular way of medium-distance travel among locals.
From Wikivoyage: Rio Branco, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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