Rio de Janeiro

/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/

Rio de Janeiro proper noun: a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.

Proper noun

Rio de Janeiro

A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil.
- In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020, retrieved 21 Jun 2013

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Rio de Janeiro in Arabic: رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو riyū dī jānīrū, رِيُّو دِي جَانِيرُو riyyū dī jānīrū
Rio de Janeiro in Malay: Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro in Indonesian: Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro in Persian: ریو دو ژانیرو rio do žâniro
Rio de Janeiro in Thai: รีโอเดจาเนโร rii-oo-dee-jaa-nee-roo
Rio de Janeiro in Vietnamese: Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro in Myanmar: ရီယို ဒီ ဂျီးနေးရိုးမြို့ riyui di gyi:ne:rui:mrui.

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

What does Rio de Janeiro mean?: Rio de Janeiro means a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
What is Rio de Janeiro in Hindi?: Rio de Janeiro in Hindi is रियो डि जेनेरो (riyo ḍi jenero). See Rio de Janeiro meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rio de Janeiro?: Rio de Janeiro is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rio de Janeiro?: Rio de Janeiro is pronounced /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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