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    Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city...
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    Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] , [ˈʁi.u dʒɐˈ-]) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest...
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    Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro...
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  • The Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (English: Football Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro), usually known by the acronyms FERJ...
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    The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (Portuguese: Cúpula do G20 Rio de Janeiro 2024) was the nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a Heads of State...
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    The demographics of Rio de Janeiro City are evidence of a uniquely large and ethnically diverse metropolis. It is the second largest city in Brazil with...
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    Estadual da Serra da Tiririca (in Portuguese), UERJ: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, retrieved 2017-02-07 IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the...
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    Duque de Caxias (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈduki dʒi kaˈʃi.ɐʃ]; "Duke of Caxias") is a city on Guanabara Bay and part of Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area...
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    Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL), popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport...
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    Rio de Janeiro was established in the northern portion of the Captaincy of São Vicente, encompassing territory from Macaé (now part of Rio de Janeiro)...
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    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), alternatively known as University of Brazil, is a public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the...
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  • the history of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1565 AD São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese. Fortaleza de São João built. 1603 - St...
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    list of mayors of Rio de Janeiro. The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded in 1565. It was the seat of the Crown captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a district of...
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    The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Portuguese: Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) (PMERJ) like other military polices in Brazil is...
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    Rio de Janeiro is a federally funded public university located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has several campuses in the city of Rio de Janeiro...
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    Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro or ALERJ) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rio de Janeiro...
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    Rio de Janeiro is on the far western part of a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast (between a strait east to Ilha Grande, on the Costa Verde, and the Cabo...
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    Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax Rio de Janeiro, Audax Rio, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club from Angra dos...
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    of Rio de Janeiro State (Portuguese: Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro...
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    Praça Maua and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the...
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    The 2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 51 city council members. The incumbent...
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    adopted. Torture at the Rio de Janeiro Police headquarters in Filinto Müller's administration was reported. and some critics of the Estado Novo claim that torture...
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    Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, 68 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 Brazilian census...
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    Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro – capital and most populous city of Rio de Janeiro state, and the second most populous city in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was...
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    Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the state football league of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
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    Miss Rio de Janeiro, also referred to as Miss Estado do Rio de Janeiro or simply just Miss Estado do Rio, is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects...
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    The armed conflict for control of the favelas in Greater Rio de Janeiro or simply Civil conflict for control of the favelas is an ongoing conflict between...
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    Silveira), an elementary school in Realengo on the western fringe of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was armed with two revolvers. The killer was intercepted...
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    Anchieta is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an area of 409,691 km2 and a population of 29,984 people. It saw a significant...
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  • [kɐɾiˈɔkɐ]) is a demonym used to refer to residents of the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil and their culture. Like other Brazilians, Cariocas speak...
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