Home›More›Articles›When Rio de Janeiro Was Two States, Not OneArticleWhen Rio de Janeiro Was Two States, Not OneConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnRio de Janeiro, States or Territories Well-attested SourcesRio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationHistory, The neutral city subsectionQuote, History, The neutral city subsectionWith the relocation of the federal capital to Brasília in 1960, the city of Rio de Janeiro became Guanabara State. Niterói remained the state capital for Rio de Janeiro state, while Rio de Janeiro served the same status for Guanabara.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularyeditorial: review dispositionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.