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Rio de Janeiro (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 22 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -22.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 042 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -42.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was seat of political activity & early Brazilian Empire from 16th cen.; merged with former Guanabara state in 1975; has one of the highest urbanization rates in nation; noted for vast beaches. |
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| Rio de Janeiro (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese)
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| Estado do Rio de Janeiro (C,V,O,English)
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| Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese-P)
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| Rio de Janeiro, Estado do (C,V)
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| Estado do Rio (C,V,Portuguese)
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| Rio de Janeiro state (C,O)
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| BR21 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Estado de Río de Janeiro (C,U,Spanish)
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| Río de Janeiro (C,U,Spanish)
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| State of Rio de Janeiro (C,U,English)
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Sudeste (region (geographic)) (P) |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1889 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| agricultural land (H) |
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from from 16th-19th cen. |
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