• Thumbnail for Flag of Rio de Janeiro (state)
    The flag of Rio de Janeiro is the official flag of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese Wikisource has original text related to this article:...
    2 KB (146 words) - 13:54, 10 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flag of Rio de Janeiro
    The flag of the City of Rio de Janeiro or flag of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (English: flag of Saint Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro) consists of a white...
    4 KB (439 words) - 16:17, 16 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rio de Janeiro (state)
    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...
    58 KB (5,313 words) - 23:04, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rio de Janeiro
    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...
    230 KB (20,510 words) - 23:03, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
    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...
    34 KB (3,404 words) - 01:59, 10 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Rio Carnival
    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...
    34 KB (3,495 words) - 02:40, 1 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
    is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Southeast region. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, having land limits with...
    18 KB (1,789 words) - 20:42, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Outline of Rio de Janeiro
    provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro – capital and most populous city of Rio de Janeiro state, and the second most...
    22 KB (1,527 words) - 12:01, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro)
    city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football...
    17 KB (1,235 words) - 12:23, 10 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro
    Captaincy of 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)...
    14 KB (1,349 words) - 04:43, 20 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
    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...
    27 KB (3,138 words) - 02:06, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of national flags of sovereign states
    observer states of the United Nations, in addition to several de facto states, represent themselves with national flags. National flags generally contain...
    212 KB (13,290 words) - 10:20, 19 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
    sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly...
    52 KB (3,564 words) - 13:24, 14 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro
    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...
    12 KB (1,608 words) - 06:56, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro
    Rio Bonito (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u buˈnitu], [ˈʁi.u boˈnitu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population...
    4 KB (109 words) - 08:07, 9 August 2024
  • timeline of 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...
    25 KB (2,194 words) - 17:17, 6 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for List of municipalities in Rio de Janeiro
    This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is divided into 92...
    5 KB (86 words) - 08:37, 1 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of mayors of Rio de Janeiro
    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 colonial...
    28 KB (3,044 words) - 21:56, 3 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Maricá, Rio de Janeiro
    located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Maricá is a city of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and...
    8 KB (226 words) - 08:04, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of Brazilian flags
    Unofficial flag of the province of Rio de Janeiro. State flag of Rio de Janeiro (1891–1937 and 1947–1965). Unofficial flag of the province of Rio Grande do...
    31 KB (599 words) - 18:17, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Christ the Redeemer (statue)
    Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and...
    35 KB (2,810 words) - 21:17, 15 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flag of Brazil
    five-pointed stars replaced the arms of the Empire of Brazil –its position in the flag reflects the sky over the city of Rio de Janeiro on 15 November 1889. The motto...
    43 KB (3,826 words) - 19:49, 4 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Resende, Rio de Janeiro
    municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 (2020 est.) in an area of 1094 km2. Resendense refers to people...
    11 KB (729 words) - 02:28, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Armed conflict for control of the favelas
    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...
    45 KB (4,459 words) - 15:29, 23 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Guanabara (state)
    surrounding State of Rio de Janeiro, within which its territory became the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro. In 1834, the city of Rio de Janeiro was elevated...
    6 KB (499 words) - 02:34, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Paraty
    Coast), a lush green corridor that runs along the coastline of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Paraty has become a tourist destination, known for...
    25 KB (2,902 words) - 00:45, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Petrópolis
    Southeast Region of 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...
    51 KB (4,608 words) - 00:56, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro
    area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The population is 20,168 (2020 est.) in an area of 749 km2. Its elevation is 391 m (1,283 ft). Colonization of Cantagalo...
    6 KB (499 words) - 00:34, 13 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eduardo Paes
    Eduardo Paes (category Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state))
    opportunities of the Olympics with the needs of the Cariocas (the people of Rio de Janeiro). Paes ran unsuccessfully for Rio de Janeiro state governor in...
    11 KB (405 words) - 21:38, 13 October 2024
  • from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host...
    135 KB (10,310 words) - 02:56, 16 October 2024