AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

State BR-RJ Largest city: Rio de Janeiro
31%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 28% (+2.6 pts).
MODEL2nd of 27 regions2.5M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
16.1M
as of 2022
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
7.9%
3rd largest of 27
People in workMODEL
8.1M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.1%
national 5.4%
Area
44.1K km²
364 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Rio de Janeiro
11.7M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
12
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.19×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
9.4%
7.9% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
56%
national 58%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
50%
national 51%
Augmentation 50%Automation 50%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Retail & wholesale 18.8%
Business services 14.4%
Other services 11.2%
Manufacturing 10.2%
Construction 7.0%
Health & care 6.8%
Public admin 6.0%
Education 5.7%
Transport & logistics 5.6%
Hospitality 5.6%
ICT & software 3.2%
Finance 2.7%
Agriculture 1.9%
Utilities 0.7%
Mining 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 483K Business services 440K Public admin 228K Other services 224K Health & care 222K Education 212K Finance 130K Manufacturing 130K

Ranking in Brazil

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 27 regions.

1Federal 32% 2Rio de Janeiro 31% 3Espírito Santo 30% 4Amapá 30% 5São Paulo 29% 6Pernambuco 29% 7Rio Grande do Sul 29%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Brazil's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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