# Rio de Janeiro

| Rio de Janeiro |
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| Municipality |
| *Município do Rio de Janeiro* The Municipality o Rio de Janeiro |
| Frae the top, left tae richt: Christ the Redeemer, Rio–Niterói brig, Dountoun frae the Guanabara Bay, Maracanã Stadium, Sugarloaf cable caur, the pavement o Copacabana Beach, an panorama o the ceety taken frae Corcovado. |
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| Eik-name(s): Cidade Maravilhosa ("The Marvelous Ceety") or simply **Rio** |
| Location in the State o Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio de JaneiroLocation in Brazil |
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| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Foondit | 1 Mairch 1565 |
| Govrenment |
|  • Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
|  • Bodi | Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro |
|  • Mayor | Eduardo Paes (PMDB) |
| Area |
|  • Municipality | 1221 km2 (486.5 sq mi) |
|  • Metro | 4539.8 km2 (1759.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | frae 0 tae 1021 m (frae 0 tae 3349 ft) |
| Population (2015) |
|  • Municipality | 6,453,682 |
|  • Rank | 2nt |
|  • Urban | 11,616,000 |
|  • Metro | 12,280,702 (2nt) |
|  • Metro density | 2705.1/km2 (7,006/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | *carioca* |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BDT) |
| Postal Code | 20000-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 21 |
| Website | Ceety o Rio de Janeiro |

**Rio de Janeiro** ("River o Januar", Inglis pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ deɪ dʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu dʒi ʒaˈnejɾu]), commonly referred tae simply as **Rio**, is the caipital ceety o the State o Rio de Janeiro, the seicont lairgest ceety o Brazil an the third lairgest metropolitan aurie an agglomeration in Sooth Americae, 6t lairgest in the Americaes.

The ceety wis the caipital o Brazil for nearly twa centuries, frae 1763 tae 1815 durin the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 tae 1821 as the caipital o the United Kinrick o Portugal, Brazil an Algarves, an frae 1822 tae 1960 as an independent naition. Rio is nicknamed *A Cidade Maravilhosa* or "The Marvelous Ceety." It is considered a Beta- Warld Ceety.

Rio de Janeiro represents the seicont lairgest GDP in the kintra (an 30t lairgest in the warld), estimatit at aboot 140 billion reais (IBGE/2007), an is the headquarters o twa major Brazilian companies – Petrobras an Vale, an major ile companies an telephony in Brazil, besides the lairgest conglomerat o media an communications companies in Latin Americae, the Globo Organizations. Considered bi mony varsities an institutes, is the seicont lairgest centre o research an development in Brazil, accounting for 17% o naitional scienteefic production – accordin tae 2005 data.

## Internaitional relations

### Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Rio de Janeiro is twinned wi:

|   | Americas |   | Europe |   | Asie an Africae |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Mexico Ceety**, Mexico |  | **Istanbul**, Turkey |  | **Batangas Ceety**, Philippines |
|  | **Managua**, Nicaragua |  | **Saunt Petersburg**, Roushie |  | **Kobe**, Japan |
|  | **Caracas**, Venezuela |  | **Warsaw**, Poland |  | **Tunis**, Tunisie |
|  | **Puerto Varas**, Chile |  | **Santo Tirso** an **Vila Nova de Gaia**, Portugal |  | **Seoul**, Sooth Korea |
|  | **La Paz**, Bolivie |  | **Barcelona** an **Santa Cruz de Tenerife**, Spain |  | **Amsterdam**, Netherlands |
|  | **Miami**, Unitit States |  | **Montpellier**, Fraunce |  | **Tel Aviv**, Israel |
|  | **Oklahoma Ceety**, Unitit States |  | **Liverpuil**, Unitit Kinrick |  | **Mumbai**, Indie |
|  | **Newark**, Unitit States |  | **Paris**, Fraunce |  | **Durban**, Sooth Africae |
|  | **Atlanta**, Unitit States |  | **Lisbon**, Portugal |  | **Beirut**, Lebanon |
|  | **Vancouver**, Canadae |  | **Madrid**, Spain |  | **Casablanca**, Morocco |
|  | **Buenos Aires**, Argentinae |  | **Kiev**, Ukraine |  | **Lagos**, Nigerie |
|  | **Belo Horizonte**, Brazil |  | **Bucharest**, Romanie |  | **Rufisque**, Senegal |
|  | **Natal**, Brazil |  | **Guimarães**, Portugal |  | **Beijing**, Cheenae |
|  | **Yerevan**, Armenie |