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Ri⋅o de Ja⋅nei⋅ro

  [ree-oh dey zhuh-nair-oh, -neer-oh, juh-, dee, duh; Port. ree-oo di zhi-ney-roo]
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–noun
a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital. 5,184,292.
Also called Rio.
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Rí·o or Ri·o   (rē'ō)   
For names of South American rivers, see the specific element; for example, Plata, Río de la, or Roosevelt, Rio.
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Cultural Dictionary

Rio de Janeiro [(ree-oh day, dee zhuh-nair-oh)]

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.

Note: Rio is famous as a tourist attraction. Especially popular are its beaches, particularly the Copacabana.
Note: Rio's annual carnival is world-famous.
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Word Origin & History

rio 
"a river," from Sp. rio, from L. rivus "brook, stream" (see rivulet).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RIO
radar intercept officer
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