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| − | '''Rio de Janeiro''' is a major port city and former capital of [[Brazil]]. 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|Portugese]] sailors who entered it on 1 January 1502. It became the Portugese colonial capital in 1763 and remained the Brazilian capital until 1960, when [[Brasilia]] became the capital. | + | '''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|Portugese]] sailors who entered it on 1 January 1502. It became the Portugese colonial capital in 1763 and remained the Brazilian capital until 1960, when [[Brasilia]] became the capital. |
Revision as of 16:26, October 6, 2009
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 Portugese sailors who entered it on 1 January 1502. It became the Portugese colonial capital in 1763 and remained the Brazilian capital until 1960, when Brasilia became the capital.
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
The 2016 Olympic Games are going to Rio de Janeiro.