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Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, officially the State of Rio de Janeiro, is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, with the second largest economy of Brazil after the state of Sao Paulo. The 2022 census recorded a population of 16,055,174 across an area of 43,696.1 square kilometers, and its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Rio de Janeiro (city) 1
Population
16,055,174 1
2022 figure from Rio de Janeiro's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Area (sq km)
43,696.1 1
Admission Year
1889 1
Latitude
22.9 degrees south 1
Longitude
43.2 degrees west 1
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Brazil, Countries

Rio de Janeiro is a state of Brazil.

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Sources
1. Rio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ), officially the State of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Estado do Rio de Janeiro), 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.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Rio de Janeiro
  • Infobox, population
    16,055,174 (2022 Census)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    43696.1
  • Infobox, coordinates
    22.900 S 43.200 W
  • History section
    In 1889, the city became the capital of the Republic, the neutral city became the federal district and the province a state.
  • Part Of: Brazil
    Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ), officially the State of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Estado do Rio de Janeiro), is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil.
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Wikidata: Rio de Janeiro
Wikidata Q41428, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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