Rio de Janeiro
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by (talk | contribs) at 20:38, October 19, 2008. It may differ significantly from current revision.
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 Portugese sailors who entered it on 1 January 1502. It became the Portugese colonial capital in 1763 and remained Brazilian capital until 1960, when Brasilia became the capital.
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.