Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro | |
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| Município do Rio de Janeiro The Municipality o Rio de Janeiro | |
 Frae the top, left tae richt: Christ the Redeemer, Rio–Niterói brig, Dountoun frae the Guanabara Bay, Maracanã Stadium, Sugarloaf cable caur, the pavement o Copacabana Beach, an panorama o the ceety taken frae Corcovado. | |
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| Eik-name(s): Cidade Maravilhosa ("The Marvelous Ceety") or simply Rio | |
 Location in the State o Rio de Janeiro | |
  Rio de Janeiro Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°WCoordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°W | |
| Kintra |  Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Foondit | 1 Mairch 1565 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
| • Bodi | Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Paes (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1221 km2 (486.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4539.8 km2 (1759.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | frae 0 tae 1021 m (frae 0 tae 3349 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 6,453,682 |
| • Rank | 2nt |
| • Urban | 11,616,000 |
| • Metro | 12,280,702 (2nt) |
| • Metro density | 2705.1/km2 (7,006/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | carioca |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BDT) |
| Postal Code | 20000-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 21 |
| Website | Ceety o Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro ("River o Januar", Inglis pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ deɪ dʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu dʒi ʒaˈnejɾu]), commonly referred tae simply as Rio, is the caipital ceety o the State o Rio de Janeiro, the seicont lairgest ceety o Brazil an the third lairgest metropolitan aurie an agglomeration in Sooth Americae, 6t lairgest in the Americaes.
The ceety wis the caipital o Brazil for nearly twa centuries, frae 1763 tae 1815 durin the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 tae 1821 as the caipital o the United Kinrick o Portugal, Brazil an Algarves, an frae 1822 tae 1960 as an independent naition. Rio is nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa or "The Marvelous Ceety." It is considered a Beta- Warld Ceety.
Rio de Janeiro represents the seicont lairgest GDP in the kintra (an 30t lairgest in the warld), estimatit at aboot 140 billion reais (IBGE/2007), an is the headquarters o twa major Brazilian companies – Petrobras an Vale, an major ile companies an telephony in Brazil, besides the lairgest conglomerat o media an communications companies in Latin Americae, the Globo Organizations. Considered bi mony varsities an institutes, is the seicont lairgest centre o research an development in Brazil, accounting for 17% o naitional scienteefic production – accordin tae 2005 data.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns — Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Rio de Janeiro is twinned wi:
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "2013 population estimates. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) (1 July 2013)" (PDF). Ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 22 Julie 2014.
- ↑ "Miasta partnerskie Warszawy". um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta. 4 Mey 2005. Archived frae the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived frae the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 14 Juin 2010.
- ↑ "Mapa Mundi de las ciudades hermanadas" (in (in Spaingie)). www.munimadrid.es. Retrieved 14 Juin 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 4917 de 2008 - Wikisource" (in (in Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved 14 Juin 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ http://spl.camara.rj.gov.br/spldocs/pl/2006/pl0980_2006_008195.pdf Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 3467 de 2002 - Wikisource" (in (in Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved 14 Juin 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 3152 de 2000 - Wikisource" (in (in Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved 14 Juin 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Leis sancionadas e vetos (21 de janeiro de 2008). Lei n.º 4.752/2008. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Página visitada em 26 de outubro de 2008.
- ↑ Lei nº 2.643/1998. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Página visitada em 26 de dezembro de 2008.
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