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History


1500 April 22 Portuguese sailor Pedro Álvares Cabral, arrives in the new land Brazil

1502 European Sailors Americo Vespusio and Gaspar de Lemos arrive in the Guanabara Bay

1565 March1st Foundation of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

1808 Royal Family, running away from Napoleon arrives in Rio

1822 September 7th Brazil declares its independency from Portugal

1888 End of Slavery in Brazil

1889 Republic is declared in Brazil

1906 October 23rd Santos Dumont flies his airplane 14-Bis in Paris

1912 Construction of cable car to Urca Mountain

1913 Construction of cable car to Sugar Loaf Mountain

1923 Construction of Copacabana Palace Hotel 1st building in Copacabana

1931 October 12 construction of Christ Redeemer

1950 Construction of Stadium Mario Filho – Maracana

1960 The capital is no longer Rio - transferred to Brasilia

1979 Construction of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

1984 Construction of Sambadrome

 

Government
Region Southeast

Language: Portuguese

Monetary Unit : Real

State  Rio de Janeiro

Founded 1 March 1565

Area

- Municipality 1,260 km2 (486.5 sq mi)

- Metro 4,557.3 km2 (1,759.6 sq mi)

-Elevation from 0 to 1,021 m (from 0 to 3,349 ft)

Population (2010)

- Municipality 6,323,037

- Rank 2nd

- Density 4,781/km2 (12,382.7/sq mi)

- Metro 14,387,000
Demonym carioca

Postal Code 20000-000

Area code(s) +55 21