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/
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Population2022 figure from Rio de Janeiro's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
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Brazil, Countries Rio de Janeiro is a state of Brazil.
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Rio de Janeiro, Cities rio-de-janeiro is the capital of rio-de-janeiro-state.
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Rio de Janeiro, officially the State of 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 Sao Paulo.
Infobox, capital
Capital Rio de Janeiro
Infobox, population
16,055,174 (2022 Census)
Infobox, area
Area (Total) 43,696.1 km2
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.
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