claim: Skopje was the capital of an Empire.
evidence: Jose Carvalho -LRB- born 18 August 1988 -RRB- is a Portuguese slalom canoeist who has competed since 2004 .. slalom canoeist. Slalom canoeing. He finished 9th in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro .. C1 event. Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1. 2016 Summer Olympics. 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro