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Rio de Janeiro
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city of Rio de Janeiro. For the Brazilian state, see Rio de Janeiro (state).
Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil. It is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Until April 21, 1960 it was the capital city of Brazil. According to the 2000 Census, the city had 5,473,909 people, and an area of over 1,000 km2. In 2021 Eduardo Paes became Mayor, having been mayor before in 2009 to 2017.[6]
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Rio de Janeiro | |
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Municipality of Rio de Janeiro | |
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Nicknames: Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvellous City) Princesa Maravilhosa (Marvellous Princess) Cidade dos Brasileiros (City of Brazilians) | |
![]() Location in the state of Rio de Janeiro | |
Coordinates: 22°54′40″S 43°12′20″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Historic countries | Kingdom of Portugal United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Empire of Brazil |
Settled | 1555; 469 years ago (1555) |
Founded | 1 March 1565; 459 years ago (1565-03-01)[1] |
Named for | Saint Sebastian Guanabara Bay |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Body | Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro |
• Mayor | Eduardo Paes (PSD) |
• Vice Mayor | Nilton Caldeira (PL) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,221 km2 (486.5 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,539.8 km2 (1,759.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,020 m (3,349 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Municipality | 6,211,223 |
• Rank | 4th in South America 2nd in Brazil |
• Density | 5,174.6/km2 (13,402/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11,616,000[needs update] |
• Metro | 12,280,702[needs update] (2nd) |
• Metro density | 2,705.1/km2 (7,006/sq mi) |
Demonym | Carioca |
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total (Metro) | $285.9 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $23,700 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 20000-001 to 23799-999 |
Area code | 21 |
HDI (2010) | 0.799 – high[4] |
Nominal 2018 GDP (City) | US$ 93.9 billion (2nd)[5] |
Per capita | US$14,046 (2nd) |
Website | prefeitura |
Official name | Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | vi |
Designated | 2012 (36th session) |
Reference no. | 1100 |
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