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/
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located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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.
Infobox: population_total
6,730,729
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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
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Founded in 1565, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire.
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View the Source 2. GeoNames: Rio de Janeiro - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3451190
-22.90642 -43.18223 P PPLA BR 21 3304557 6747815 12 America/Sao_Paulo
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Elevation ca. 12 m
View the Source 3. Overpass API (OpenStreetMap): OpenStreetMap coastline within 10 km of Rio de Janeiro (-22.91111, -43.20556)
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"ways": "105"
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -22.75, -43.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -22.75, -43.25
-22.75 -43.25 Aw
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