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Rio de Janeiro

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See also: Río de Janeiro

English

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Etymology

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From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally River of January).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/, /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Rio de Janeiro

  1. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
  2. A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil.

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Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)
States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins
Federal District: Federal District

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʁiːo də ʒaˈneːʁo/
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Proper noun

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Rio de Janeiro n (proper noun, genitive Rio de Janeiros or (optionally with an article) Rio de Janeiro)

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
    Synonym: Rio
  2. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈri.o de ʒaˈnɛj.ro/

Proper noun

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Rio de Janeiro f

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil
    Synonym: Rio
  2. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

Japanese

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Romanization

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Rio de Janeiro

  1. Rōmaji transcription of リオデジャネイロ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of リオ・デ・ジャネイロ

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈri.jɔ ˈdɛ ʐaˈnɛj.rɔ/
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Proper noun

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Rio de Janeiro n (indeclinable)

  1. Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
  2. Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, river of January. The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means “river”, could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], /ˈʁiw d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾu/ [ˈχiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], /ˈʁiw de ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ de ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁi.u d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhi.u d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (colloquial) /ˈʁiw d͡ʒaˈne(j).ɾo/ [ˈhiʊ̯ d͡ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.u dɨ ʒɐˈne.ɾu/ [ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈne.ɾu]

Proper noun

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Rio de Janeiro m

  1. Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)
    Synonym: Rio
  2. Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
    Synonym: RJ (abbreviation)

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