Home›More›Articles›How Rio de Janeiro became the capital of an empireArticleHow Rio de Janeiro became the capital of an empireArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnRio de Janeiro, Cities Well-attested SourcesRio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionThis is the only instance in modern history that the capital of a colonizing country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (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.