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Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian 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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Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil. It is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Until April 21, 1960 it was the capital city of Brazil. According to the 2000 Census, the city had 5,473,909 people, and an area of over 1,000 km 2. In 2008 Eduardo Paes became Mayor. [1]
Coordinates: 22°54′S 43°12′W. Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro . Rio de Janeiro is in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It shares borders with Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and São Paulo as well as the Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro has an area of 43,653 square kilometres (16,855 sq mi).
- 43,696.1 km² (16,871.2 sq mi)
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Rio de Janeiro is on the far western part of a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast (between a strait east to Ilha Grande, on the Costa Verde, and the Cabo Frio), close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east–west.
Mar 23, 2024 · 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 nation’s main ...
Rio de Janeiro ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈne (j)ɾu] ⓘ, [ˈʁi.u dʒɐˈ-]) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of the Brazilian GDP.
