# Rio de Janeiro
## English
### Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally “River of January”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/, /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro
* A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
* A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil.

#### Translations
### See also

Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text) :
* States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins
* Federal District: Federal District

### Further reading

* Category:Rio de Janeiro on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Rio de Janeiro on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
* Rio de Janeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌʁiːo də ʒaˈneːʁo/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro n (proper noun, genitive Rio de Janeiros or (optionally with an article) Rio de Janeiro)
* A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
    Synonym: Rio
* A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈri.o de ʒaˈnɛj.ro/

### Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro f
* A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
    Synonym: Rio
* A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

## Japanese
### Romanization

Rio de Janeiro
* Rōmaji transcription of リオデジャネイロ
* Rōmaji transcription of リオ・デ・ジャネイロ

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈri.jɔ ˈdɛ ʐaˈnɛj.rɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro n (indeclinable)
* Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
* Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)

### Further reading

* Rio de Janeiro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Rio de Janeiro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Literally, “river of January”. The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means “river”, could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.u de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], /ˈʁiw de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu]
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈne.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈne.ɾu]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)

### Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro m
* Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
    Synonyms: Rio, Cidade Maravilhosa
** 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:Tinha a pretensão de conhecer todo o Rio de Janeiro e os podres de cada um em particular.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
    Synonym: RJ (abbreviation)

### See also

* carioca (demonym of the city)
* fluminense (demonym of the state)
* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Espírito Santo
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins