Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Ja·nei·ro  (d zh-nâr, d, d) Familiarly known as "Rio."

A city of southeast Brazil on Guanabara Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The city's name, Portuguese for "River of January," reflects the fact that the first European explorers to visit the bay, in January 1502, believed it was the mouth of a river. The city, founded in 1565, was the capital of Brazil from 1763 until 1960, when the government was transferred to Brasília. Population: 6,090,000.

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Rio de Janeiro [ˈriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ], Rio

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1. (Placename) 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.: 5 850 544 (2000), with a conurbation of 9 888 000 (1995 est.) Related noun Cariocan

2. (Placename) a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop.: 14 367 225 (2000). Area: 42 911 sq. km (16 568 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun

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Rio de Janeiro - the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction Rio Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter Carioca - a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro

Translations

Rio de Janeiro [ˌ N → Río m de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro [ˌriːəʊdədʒəˈnɪərəʊ] n → Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro [ˌriːəʊdədʒəˈnɪərəʊ] n → Rio de Janeiro f

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Rio de Janeiro [ˌriːəʊdədʒəˈnɪərəʊ] n → Rio de Janeiro f