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Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-largest city in Brazil after Sao Paulo, and the largest by international tourists. 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
Population
6,730,729 1
Area (sq km)
1221 1
Founding Year
1565 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Latitude
22.91111 degrees south 1
Longitude
43.20556 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Brazil, Countries
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Rio de Janeiro, States or Territories

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Capital Of

Rio de Janeiro, States or Territories

rio-de-janeiro is the capital of rio-de-janeiro-state.

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Heitor Villa-Lobos

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João Zeferino da Costa

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Oscar Niemeyer

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Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

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Banco do Brasil

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BTG Pactual

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Eletrobras

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Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil

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Grupo Globo

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MRS Logística

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SuperVia

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Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios (Brazil)

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Getulio Vargas Foundation

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Sources
1. Rio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Infobox: population_total
    6,730,729
  • Lead section
    It has a population of 6 million in the city proper, and 13 million people in its metropolitan area as of 2025.
  • Infobox, Area
    1,221 km2 (471 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    2 m (6.6 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    22.91111 S 43.20556 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    22.91111 S 43.20556 W
  • Lead section
    Founded in 1565, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire.
  • Associated With: Brazil, Infobox, Country
    Brazil
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Rio de Janeiro
Wikidata Q8678, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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