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   Is Rio de Janeiro a city?

   • It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire.

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   Who founded Rio de Janeiro?

   • With a population of over 6.7 million people, Rio de Janeiro is the second-largest city in Brazil, after São Paulo. The city was founded by the Portuguese in 1565. Rio de Janeiro was officially founded by the Portuguese on March 1, It served as the capital of Brazil from 1763 until 1960 when it was replaced by Brasília.

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   When did Rio de Janeiro become a state?

   • In March 1975 the two states were fused as the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city of Rio de Janeiro became one of the 14 municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, or Greater Rio, and was designated the capital of the reorganized state.

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   When did Rio de Janeiro become the capital of Brazil?

   • Rio de Janeiro became the colonial capital in 1763 and was the capital of independent Brazil from 1822 until 1960, when the national capital was moved to the new city of Brasília; the territory constituting the former Federal District was converted into Guanabara state, which formed an enclave in Rio de Janeiro state.

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   2 days ago · Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ⓘ), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo ) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

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   5 days ago · Rio de Janeiro, city and port, capital of the estado (state) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean, in the southeastern part of the tropical zone of South America, and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful and interesting urban centres.

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   1 day ago · The Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro, the first newspaper published in the country, began to circulate on 10 September 1808. The largest newspapers nowadays are Folha de S.Paulo, Super Notícia, O Globo and O Estado de S. Paulo.

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   3 days ago · Rio de Janeiro was officially founded by the Portuguese on March 1, It served as the capital of Brazil from 1763 until 1960 when it was replaced by Brasília. The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks the city. Rio de Janeiro is home to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Christ the Redeemer.

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   1 day ago · O feriado de Corpus Christi chega nesta quinta-feira (30) e a expectativa é de tempo frio no Rio de Janeiro, com temperatura máxima de 24°C, de acordo com o Climatempo. No feriado (30), a ...

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   5 days ago · RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet (about 4 meters) from a previously deforested area. The 30,000 ...

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   2 days ago · The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état ( Portuguese: Golpe de estado no Brasil em 1964) was the overthrow of Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic (1946–1964) and initiating the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). The coup took the form of a military ...