Rio de Janeiro (city)
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Município do Rio de Janeiro Municipality of Rio de Janeiro |
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From the top, left to right: Christ the Redeemer, Botafogo's cove, Rio Downtown, Rio–Niterói bridge, Maracanã Stadium, and panoramic view of Barra da Tijuca from Pedra da Gávea
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| Nickname(s): Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) Princesa Maravilhosa (Marvelous Princess) Cidade dos Brasileiros (City of Brazilians) | |||
 Location in the state of Rio de Janeiro |
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 Rio de Janeiro
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| Coordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°WCoordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Southeast | ||
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 Rio de Janeiro
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| Founded | 1 March 1565 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marcelo Crivella (PRB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 1,221 km2 (486.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 4,539.8 km2 (1,759.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | from 0 to 1,020 m (from 0 to 3,349 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Municipality | 6,453,682 | ||
| • Rank | 2nd | ||
| • Urban | 11,616,000 | ||
| • Metro | 12,280,702 (2nd) | ||
| • Metro density | 2,705.1/km2 (7,006/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Carioca and Guanabarino(a) (by former city-state, obsolete) | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC−2) | ||
| Postal Code | 20000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 21 | ||
| Website | Rio de Janeiro, RJ | ||
| Type | Cultural | ||
| Criteria | vi | ||
| Designated | 2012 (36th session) | ||
| Reference no. | 1100 | ||
| State Party | Brazil | ||
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Rio de Janeiro (/ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛəroʊ, -deɪ ʒə-, -də dʒə-/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈnejɾu];River of January), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.
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