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In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war.
Jose Padilha
DICTIONARY
PRONUNCIATION OF RIO DE JANEIRO
Rio de Janeiro [ˈriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ]
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIO DE JANEIRO
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Rio de Janeiro is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
WHAT DOES RIO DE JANEIRO MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. There are approximately 6.3 million people living within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas and 26th in the world. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", identified by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 in the category Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565, by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a captaincy of the Portuguese Empire. It later, in 1793, became the capital of the State of Brazil, a State of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court transferred itself from Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the chosen seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal, who subsequently, in 1815, under the leadership of her son, the Prince Regent, and future King João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves.
Definition of Rio de Janeiro in the English dictionary
The definition of Rio de Janeiro in the dictionary is 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 related noun Cariocan. Other definition of Rio de Janeiro is a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 14 724 475. Area: 42 911 sq km.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIO DE JANEIRO
ˈɛərəʊ
ˌɑːlɪfˈzɪərəʊ
ˈæntɪˌhɪərəʊ
ˈbjʊərəʊ
ˈsɪərəʊ
dɪˈneərəʊ
ˈdʊərəʊ
ˈjʊərəʊ
ˈfɛərəʊ
ˈhɪərəʊ
ˈnɪərəʊ
ˌnɒnˈhɪərəʊ
ˌnɒnˈzɪərəʊ
ˈpɪərəʊ
pɪˈnɪərəʊ
prɪˈmɛərəʊ
ˌriːˈzɪərəʊ
sʌbˈzɪərəʊ
ˈsuːpəˌhɪərəʊ
ˈzɪərəʊ
WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIO DE JANEIRO
RinzaiRioRio BrancoRio GrandeRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do SulriojariotRiot Act
WORDS THAT END LIKE RIO DE JANEIRO
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Synonyms and antonyms of Rio de Janeiro in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS
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Translation of «Rio de Janeiro» into 25 languages
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TRANSLATION OF RIO DE JANEIRO
Find out the translation of Rio de Janeiro to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rio de Janeiro from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rio de Janeiro» in English.
Translator English - Chinese
里约热内卢
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English - Spanish
Río de Janeiro
570 millions of speakers
English
Rio de Janeiro
510 millions of speakers
Translator English - Hindi
रियो डी जनेरियो
380 millions of speakers
ar
Translator English - Arabic
ريو دي جانيرو
280 millions of speakers
Translator English - Russian
Рио-де- Жанейро
278 millions of speakers
Translator English - Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
270 millions of speakers
Translator English - Bengali
রিও দে জেনেইরো
260 millions of speakers
Translator English - French
Rio de Janeiro
220 millions of speakers
Translator English - Malay
Rio de Janeiro
190 millions of speakers
Translator English - German
Rio de Janeiro
180 millions of speakers
Translator English - Japanese
リオデジャネイロ
130 millions of speakers
Translator English - Korean
리오 데 자네이로
85 millions of speakers
Translator English - Javanese
Rio de Janeiro
85 millions of speakers
vi
Translator English - Vietnamese
Rio de Janeiro
80 millions of speakers
Translator English - Tamil
ரியோ டி ஜெனிரோ
75 millions of speakers
Translator English - Marathi
रियो दि जानेरो
75 millions of speakers
Translator English - Turkish
Rio de Janeiro
70 millions of speakers
Translator English - Italian
Rio de Janeiro
65 millions of speakers
Translator English - Polish
Rio de Janeiro
50 millions of speakers
Translator English - Ukrainian
Ріо - де- Жанейро
40 millions of speakers
Translator English - Romanian
Rio de Janeiro
30 millions of speakers
el
Translator English - Greek
Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο
15 millions of speakers
af
Translator English - Afrikaans
Rio de Janeiro
14 millions of speakers
sv
Translator English - Swedish
Rio de Janeiro
10 millions of speakers
no
Translator English - Norwegian
Rio de Janeiro
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of Rio de Janeiro
TRENDS
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIO DE JANEIRO»
The term «Rio de Janeiro» is very widely used and occupies the 5.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIO DE JANEIRO» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Rio de Janeiro» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Rio de Janeiro» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rio de Janeiro
EXAMPLES
5 QUOTES WITH «RIO DE JANEIRO»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word Rio de Janeiro.
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Felix Baumgartner
I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Lapo Elkann
I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so much energy, so much toughness.
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Jorge Paulo Lemann
Maybe I was accepted to Harvard only because of my tennis skills, since I definitively had no great academic achievements. I was 17 and only thought about surfing and playing tennis. I had almost never left Rio de Janeiro and had never been to the United States.
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Jose Padilha
In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war.
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Eduardo Paes
I have the best job in the world. I wake up every morning energized at the thought of running Rio de Janeiro, the most exciting city on the planet.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIO DE JANEIRO»
Discover the use of Rio de Janeiro in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rio de Janeiro and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Policing Rio De Janeiro: Repression and Resistance in a ...
. . . This pioneering book willserve historians as an interesting point of departure in the effort to recover the social and political history of Rio's masses in this neglected era."--The Historian
Thomas H. Holloway, 1993
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Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro: Trafficking, Social ...
Taking an ethnographic approach to understanding urban violence, this work examines the problems of crime and police corruption that have led to widespread misery and human rights violations in many of Latin America's new democracies.
Enrique Desmond Arias, 2009
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Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro
Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present.
Janice Perlman, 2010
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Rio de Janeiro: Carnival Under Fire
With his own Carioca good humour and spellbinding storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader thrillingly close to the flames.
Ruy Castro, 2010
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Frommer's Portable Rio de Janeiro
Put the Best of Rio de Janeiro in Your Pocket * Insider tips on the best side trips from Rio. * Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. * Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget. * Off ...
Shawn Blore, Alexandra de Vries, 2006
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Music in Imperial Rio de Janeiro: European Culture in a ...
Overall, this study reveals European music as a powerful force in the internal processes of political, cultural, social, and ethnic negotiations during the 19th century government of Emperor Pedro II. Musicologists, Latin American ...
Cristina Magaldi, 2004
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Top 10 Rio de Janeiro
Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect companion.
Alex Robinson, 2013
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Dutra's World: Wealth and Family in Nineteenth-century Rio ...
Zephyr Frank focuses on nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro, where almost half of the city's residents labored as slaves of diverse owners in a complex urban setting.
Zephyr L. Frank, 2004
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The Rough Guide to Rio de Janeiro
The Rough Guide to Rio de Janeiro is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of Rio de Janeiro's unforgettable attractions.
Oliver Marshall, Robert Coates, 2009
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Rio de Janeiro. Ediz. Inglese
One expert author and 50 days of in-depth research : our bestselling guide to Rio.
Regis St. Louis, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIO DE JANEIRO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rio de Janeiro is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Phelps confirms he's aiming for fifth Olympics in Rio
Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although ... from the last major international meet before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. «ESPN, Apr 15»
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Rio de Janeiro water pollution a safety issue for 2016 Olympics
Concerns Rio de Janeiro won't be ready in time for the 2016 Olympics turn to a particular focus on the city's water pollution. CCTV America's Lucrecia Franco... «CCTV-America, Feb 15»
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David Ferrer wins Rio Open
RIO DE JANEIRO -- David Ferrer won his second tournament of the season and the 23rd ATP singles title of his career, beating Fabio Fognini on Sunday 6-2,... «ESPN, Feb 15»
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Fire destroys big mall in Rio de Janeiro
A huge fire destroyed a large part of the Nova America mall, one of the largest shopping centers in Rio de Janeiro with some 300 stores, but no injuries were... «Fox News Latino, Feb 15»
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Carnival's 5 days of fun kicks off in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The five days of over-the-top parades and raucous, alcohol-soaked street parties that make up Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Carnival... «Fox News, Feb 15»
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Drug-resistant 'superbug' found in Rio de Janeiro Olympic waters
Athletes compete in the Women's 470 during the final day of Aquece Rio, the ... Olympic and Paralympic Games at Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,... «RT, Dec 14»
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Cavaliers, Heat take in Rio de Janeiro's sights ahead of preseason …
The Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao, center, poses for photos with kids before the start of a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 9,... «Fox News, Oct 14»
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The big day has arrived! Rio de Janeiro, Brazil celebrates World …
RIO DE JANEIRO – Tens of thousands of fans will flock to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, and millions of Brazilians across... «Fox News, Jul 14»
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Rio de Janeiro has finally caught World Cup fever - just in time to …
I returned from Fortaleza to a very different Rio de Janeiro than the one I left nearly ... There was the usual hubbub and people milling about – this is one of Rio's... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 14»
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Video catches gunfire during anti-World Cup protest in Rio de Janeiro
A police officer can be seen on an Associated Press video firing what appeared to be a live pistol round at anti-World Cup protesters near Rio de Janeiro's... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Rio de Janeiro [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rio-de-janeiro>. Mar 2024 ».
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