Rio de Janeiro

[ ree-oh dey zhuh-nair-oh, -neer-oh, juh-, dee, duh; Portuguese ree-oo di zhi-ney-roo ]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital.

Rio de Janeiro

/ ˈriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ /

noun

1. 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) Cariocan
2. a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 14 724 475 (2002). Area: 42 911 sq km (16 568 sq miles)

Rio de Janeiro

1. 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.

Notes

Rio is famous as a tourist attraction. Especially popular are its beaches, particularly the Copacabana.

Rio's annual carnival is world-famous.

Example Sentences

Ledecky won five medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, four of which were gold.

From Washington Post

The northern rockhopper is only found on the Tristan da Cunha Islands, halfway between Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro.

From Washington Post

The same way that the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil paid for 1,000 ventilators, most of which never arrived.

From Ozy

Oteque in Rio de Janeiro moves up to the two-star category after debuting with one star in the 2019 guide.

From Eater

There are just 10 one-star restaurants on the list this year, three in Rio de Janeiro and 7 in São Paulo.

From Eater

I interviewed Lilian, a single mother living in a Rio de Janeiro favela.

From The Daily Beast

Born in Japan in the late 1960s, the chef moved to Rio de Janeiro with his parents at the age of 3.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, the IOC picked Rio de Janeiro for the games to open them up to a South American market for the first time.

From The Daily Beast

Pope Francis spent a week in Rio de Janeiro last month, drawing millions to the streets.

From The Daily Beast

Just as remarkable has been the resurgence of Rio de Janeiro.

From The Daily Beast

The next year drew on Rio de Janeiro a signal punishment for these proceedings.

From Project Gutenberg

The effect of the residence of the court was soon felt in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

From Project Gutenberg

He was sent to Rio de Janeiro to bring back an absconder of note.

From Project Gutenberg

These they hoped to find at Rio de Janeiro, where they arrived on the 12th December.

From Project Gutenberg

But their steeds were good, and it was not long ere they were both rolling like dolphins in the beautiful bay of Rio de Janeiro.

From Project Gutenberg