Rio de Janeiro is a state in southeast Brazil. Its capital city, also called Rio de Janeiro, is known for beaches, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. Architect Oscar Niemeyer’s landmark Niterói...
Area: 16,871 mi²
Population: 16.46 million (Jul 1, 2014)
Governor: Cláudio Castro
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Demonym(s): Fluminense, carioca, papa-goiaba
Founded: December 8, 1897
ISO 3166 code: BR-RJ
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Rio de Janeiro is home to some of the world's friendliest people and most beautiful beaches. Brazil's interracial history of Portuguese, Japanese, Indian, ...