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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
Municipality
Município do Rio de Janeiro
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
From the top, left to right: Christ the Redeemer, Botafogo's cove, Rio Downtown, Rio–Niterói bridge, Maracanã Stadium, and panoramic view of Barra da Tijuca from Pedra da Gávea
From the top, left to right: Christ the Redeemer, Botafogo's cove, Rio Downtown, Rio–Niterói bridge, Maracanã Stadium, and panoramic view of Barra da Tijuca from Pedra da Gávea
Flag of Rio de Janeiro
Flag
Coat of arms of Rio de Janeiro
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) Princesa Maravilhosa (Marvelous Princess) Cidade dos Brasileiros (City of Brazilians)
Location in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°W / -22.90833; -43.19639Coordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°W / -22.90833; -43.19639
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Rio de Janeiro
Founded 1 March 1565
Government
 • Mayor Marcelo Crivella (PRB)
Area
 • Municipality 1,221 km2 (486.5 sq mi)
 • Metro 4,539.8 km2 (1,759.6 sq mi)
Elevation from 0 to 1,020 m (from 0 to 3,349 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Municipality 6,453,682
 • Rank 2nd
 • Urban 11,616,000
 • Metro 12,280,702 (2nd)
 • Metro density 2,705.1/km2 (7,006/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Carioca and Guanabarino(a) (by former city-state, obsolete)
Time zone BRT (UTC−3)
 • Summer (DST) BRST (UTC−2)
Postal Code 20000-000
Area code(s) +55 21
Website Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Type Cultural
Criteria vi
Designated 2012 (36th session)
Reference no. 1100
State Party Brazil
Latin America and Europe

Rio de Janeiro (/ˈr di ʒəˈnɛər, -d ʒə-, -də ə-/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈnejɾu];River of January), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.


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