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 (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 Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo da antiga...
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Metropolitana de São Sebastião), better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro) or as the Cathedral...
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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...
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Greater Rio de Janeiro, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (Grande Rio, officially Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, in Portuguese)...
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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/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (IATA: GIG, ICAO: SBGL), popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport...
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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...
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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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in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs. Rio de Janeiro has...
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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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is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario...
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Campeonato Carioca (redirect from Rio de Janeiro State Championship)
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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Janeiro city. The city is the third most populous in Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, and also the third most populous city in Rio de Janeiro state....
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immigration. Rio de Janeiro City is home to more than 6 million people, accounting for about 35% of the population of Rio de Janeiro State. Portuguese...
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Christ the Redeemer (statue) (redirect from Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro))
Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built...
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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...
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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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pronunciation: [ʁeˈzẽdʒi]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 (2020 est.) in an area of 1094 km2....
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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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Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach (Praia do Flamengo, Beach...
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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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is a municipality 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...
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The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (Portuguese: Cúpula do G20 Rio de Janeiro 2024) is the upcoming nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a summit...
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November 2010, there was a major security crisis in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and some of its neighboring cities. The city's criminal drug trafficking...
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The Cidade de Deus (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi dʒi ˈdewʃ], City of God) is a West Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also...
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(Downtown, lit. "Center") is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux...
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Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro is a federally funded public university located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has several...
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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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