Rio de Janeiro

[ ree-oh dey zhuh-nair-oh, -neer-oh, juh-, dee, duh; Portuguese ree-oo di zhi-ney-roo ]

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noun

Rio de Janeiro

/ ˈriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ /

a port in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay: the country's chief port and its capital from 1763 to 1960; backed by mountains, notably Sugar Loaf Mountain; founded by the French in 1555 and taken by the Portuguese in 1567. Pop: 11 469 000 (2005 est) Cariocan
a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 14 724 475 (2002). Area: 42 911 sq km (16 568 sq miles)

Rio de Janeiro

City in southeastern Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean . Second-largest city in Brazil, after São Paulo ; its former capital; and its financial, commercial, transportation, and cultural center.

Rio is famous as a tourist attraction. Especially popular are its beaches, particularly the Copacabana.

Rio's annual carnival is world-famous.

I interviewed Lilian, a single mother living in a Rio de Janeiro favela.

Born in Japan in the late 1960s, the chef moved to Rio de Janeiro with his parents at the age of 3.

Instead, the IOC picked Rio de Janeiro for the games to open them up to a South American market for the first time.

Pope Francis spent a week in Rio de Janeiro last month, drawing millions to the streets.

Just as remarkable has been the resurgence of Rio de Janeiro.

The next year drew on Rio de Janeiro a signal punishment for these proceedings.

The effect of the residence of the court was soon felt in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

He was sent to Rio de Janeiro to bring back an absconder of note.

These they hoped to find at Rio de Janeiro, where they arrived on the 12th December.

But their steeds were good, and it was not long ere they were both rolling like dolphins in the beautiful bay of Rio de Janeiro.

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