The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival...
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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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The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: MetrôRio, Portuguese pronunciation: [meˌtɾo ˈʁi.u]), commonly referred to as just the Metrô (Portuguese pronunciation:...
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international airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The airport was originally named after the neighborhood of Galeão: Praia do Galeão (Galleon Beach) is...
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of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro; PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro...
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Brazilian Carnival (redirect from Carnaval do Brasil)
The Carnival of Brazil (Portuguese: Carnaval do Brasil, IPA: [kaʁnaˈvaw]) is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon...
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Bangu is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a middle-class neighborhood. It is located in the western area of the city being...
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Beija-Flor (redirect from Beija-Flor de Nilópolis)
Janeiro, Brazil. In total, Beija-Flor has won 14 parades of the Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro; as general champion in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1998, 2003...
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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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Três Rios (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɾe(j)z ˈʁi.us]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. As of 2020 its population...
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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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Pedra do Sal (English: "Rock of Salt") is a historic and religious site in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Saúde. The site was originally a quilombo...
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songs about Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil, or which mention the name of the city in the title or lyrics. "A Day in Rio" by Les Baxter...
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Petrópolis (redirect from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro)
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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Independente de Padre Miguel. He also helped found in 1984 the Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro, which has run the Rio de Janeiro Carnival...
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Praça Onze (category Rio de Janeiro (city))
central region of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Centro district, on the border with the Cidade Nova district. The original Praça Onze de Junho (June...
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Samba school (redirect from Escolas de samba)
para o carnaval do Rio". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2009. Tudo de Samba. "Ouça os sambas para o carnaval do Rio". Archived...
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Tarcísio Motta (category Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro councillors)
from the state of Rio de Janeiro, elected with around 160,000 votes. He had previously been a councillor in the city of Rio de Janeiro for two terms. Born...
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Carioca (redirect from People of Rio de Janeiro)
who grew up in Rio de Janeiro. The eponymous song "Carioca", from the 1933 film Flying Down to Rio, has become a jazz standard. Carnaval Carioca is the...
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Santos Dumont Airport (redirect from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport)
Airport (IATA: SDU, ICAO: SBRJ) is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos...
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ˈʁoʃu]) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the metropolitan region of the city of Rio de Janeiro and was created in 1990. Its...
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one of the most traditional samba schools in Brazil. It won the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval competition 20 times, second only to Portela (samba school) (with...
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LIESA (redirect from Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro)
Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (English: Independent League of the Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro), commonly known by the acronym...
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"Samba de Janeiro" (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu]) is a song by German pop group Bellini. It was released on 5 May 1997 in Germany as the...
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"Good-Bye". A Voz do Carnaval was sponsored by the newspaper A Noite, and displayed simultaneously at Cine Odeon in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte...
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reporter Zaira Martins at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1984. (Note: Bonfá plays the first verse of "Manhã de Carnaval" on acoustic guitar at the end of...
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Ilha do Governador - Carnaval de 1962 - Homenagem a Catulo da Paixão Cearense - Galeria do Samba - As Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro". Galeria do Samba...
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Funk carioca (redirect from Funk do rio)
funk, or even simply funk, is a hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, blending the rap subgenres of Miami bass and gangsta rap. Despite its...
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designation of "Sao Pedro do Rio Grande", independent of Rio de Janeiro, and with Santa Catarina as a dependency. In 1812 Rio Grande and Santa Catarina...
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Carnival block (section Rio de Janeiro)
throughout Rio de Janeiro. One of the largest and oldest blocos is Cordão do Bola Preta, based in downtown Rio. Other large groups include Banda de Ipanema...
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