Rio de Janeiro
a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital.
- Also called Rio.
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How to use Rio de Janeiro in a sentence
Resolution is majority owned and controlled by Rio Tinto, a global mining conglomerate.
Nevertheless, Brian Rogers, a McCain aide pushed back against UANI, calling the Rio Tinto-Iran connection “a red herring.”
Gabriel Pedreira, a spokesman for United Against a Nuclear Iran, opposed any legislation to transfer federal land to Rio Tinto.
In his opinion, Rio Tinto has not addressed this provision of the comprehensive sanctions against Iran.
Rio Tinto also reiterated that holdings in the mine are fully compliant with the current sanctions regime.
One of the most disagreeable things in Rio Janeiro is the total absence of sewers.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferI was fortunate enough during my stay in Rio Janeiro to witness several different public festivals.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIn no other place did I ever behold so many children with such pale and worn faces as in the streets of Rio Janeiro.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWe here found the good old woman who had been our fellow passenger from Germany to Rio Janeiro, in company with her son.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWe left Rio Janeiro in the morning, and proceeded in a steamer as far as the port of Sampajo, a distance of twenty-eight miles.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for Rio de Janeiro
Rio
/ (ˈriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ) /
a port in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay: the country's chief port and its capital from 1763 to 1960; backed by mountains, notably Sugar Loaf Mountain; founded by the French in 1555 and taken by the Portuguese in 1567. Pop: 11 469 000 (2005 est): Related noun: Cariocan
a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 14 724 475 (2002). Area: 42 911 sq km (16 568 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Rio de Janeiro
[ (ree-oh day, dee zhuh-nair-oh) ]
City in southeastern Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean. Second-largest city in Brazil, after São Paulo; its former capital; and its financial, commercial, transportation, and cultural center.
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