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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after Sao Paulo and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Main language: Portuguese
On the map: 22.91° S, 43.17° W

Near Rio de Janeiro

Mangaratiba · 89 km away
Ilha Grande · 111 km away
Arraial do Cabo · 117 km away
Buzios · 133 km away
Paraty · 162 km away
Campos Do Jordao · 249 km away

More of Brazil

A continent unto itself, Brazil offers Atlantic Forest beaches, Amazon waterways, colonial Portuguese towns, and the relentless rhythm of Rio's samba.

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