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[[Image:Catedral de Rio.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cathedral]] of Rio de Janeiro.]]

[[Image:Catedral de Rio.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cathedral]] of Rio de Janeiro.]]

'''Rio de Janeiro''' is a major port city and former capital of [[Brazil]] and (for a short time) of [[Portugal]]. Its full name is ''Cidade de Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro'', 'City of [[Saint Sebastian]] of the River of January': the bay on which Rio stands was mistaken for a river estuary by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sailors who entered it on 1 January 1502. It became the Portuguese colonial capital in 1763 and remained the Brazilian capital until 1960, when [[Brasilia]] became the capital. From 1808 until 1821, Rio became the ''de facto'' capital of the Portuguese Empire;<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u376909.shtml Família real portuguesa desembarca no Rio em março de 1808] (in Portuguese)</ref><ref>[http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/riotur.en/exibeconteudo?article-id=107710 History], ''site'' of Riotur</ref> it's the only American city ever to become the capital of a European nation.

'''Rio de Janeiro''' is a major port city and former capital of [[Brazil]] and (for a short time) of [[Portugal]]. Its full name is ''Cidade de Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro'', 'City of [[Saint Sebastian]] of the River of January': the bay on which Rio stands was mistaken for a river estuary by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sailors who entered it on January 1, 1502. It became the Portuguese colonial capital in 1763 and remained the Brazilian capital until 1960, when [[Brasilia]] became the capital. From 1808 until 1821, Rio became the ''de facto'' capital of the Portuguese Empire;<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u376909.shtml Família real portuguesa desembarca no Rio em março de 1808] (in Portuguese)</ref><ref>[http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/riotur.en/exibeconteudo?article-id=107710 History], ''site'' of Riotur</ref> it's the only American city ever to become the capital of a European nation.

Rio was the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Rio was the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.