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  1. Rio de Janeiro is the smallest state by area in the Southeast macroregion and one of the smallest in Brazil. It is, however, the third most populous Brazilian state, with a population of over 16 million people at the 2022 Census (making it the most densely populated state in Brazil ), and it has the third longest coastline in the country (after ...

    • December 8, 1897
    • Brazil
  2. Apr 25, 2017 · Espirito Santo State has an area of 17,790.62 square miles and its capital is Vitória. The state of Rio de Janeiro ranks as the region’s smallest state with an area of 16,871.16 square miles. Its capital city, Rio de Janeiro, is one of the largest cities in the nation. Central-West Region

    Rank
    State
    Capital
    Area (km2)
    1
    Amazonas
    Manaus
    1,570,745.7
    2
    Pará
    Belém
    1,247,689.5
    3
    Mato Grosso
    Cuiabá
    903,357.9
    4
    Minas Gerais
    Belo Horizonte
    586,528.3
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  4. The state is made up of both mountains and plains. It is between the Mantiqueira Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The bays of Guanabara, Sepetiba, and Ilha Grande are on the coastline of Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro is the smallest state in the Southeast Region and one of the smallest in Brazil.

    • 43,696.1 km² (16,871.2 sq mi)
    • Brazil
  5. 1100. Rio de Janeiro ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d (ʒi) ʒɐˈne (j)ɾu] ⓘ [6] ), or simply Rio, [7] 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. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the ...

  6. Jan 10, 2024 · The city of Rio de Janeiro is located in southeastern Brazil and is the capital of the state with which it shares its name. With approximately 83 kilometers of beach coastline, Rio, the city's ...

  7. Mar 23, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, estado (state) of southeastern Brazil, bounded by the states of Espírito Santo (north), Minas Gerais (west), and São Paulo (southwest), while to the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for the city of Rio de Janeiro, the state capital, which was the capital of Brazil from 1763 to 1960 and remains the ...

  8. 2 days ago · 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. Despite loss of the status, funding, and employment it had enjoyed as Brazil’s capital ...

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