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Rio de Janeiro (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 22 53 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -22.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 043 17 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -43.2833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on coastal plain on Guanabara bay; traditionally, is said to have been charted by the Portuguese in 1502; French and Portuguese contended for settlement here 16th-18th centuries; thrived as shipping port for gold and diamonds in 18th century; today is a major commercial center. |
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| Rio de Janeiro (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named by Portuguese explorers, who mistakenly thought the bay was the mouth of a river |
| Rio (C,V)
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............ | used as a byname |
| Cidade Maravilhosa (C,V,P)
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| São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (H,V)
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| Antarctic France (H,O)
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............ | so-called by French Huguenots in 16th century |
| France Antarctique (C,V,French-P,U)
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| France antartique (C,V)
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| França Antartica (C,V,Portuguese-P,U)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a citadel in mid-16th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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is 2nd largest manufacturing center in nation |
| cultural center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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famous as glamorous resort; most noted for Copacabana Beach & frenetic pre-Lenten Carnival |
| national capital (H) |
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from 1763-1960 |
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