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Also known as: Cidade de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Rio
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Pedro P. Geiger
Former Professor of Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Author of Evolução da Rede Urbana do Brasil.
Pedro P. Geiger,
Ronald Milton Schneider
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Queens College, New York. Author of Brazil: Culture and Politics in a New Industrial Powerhouse; Order and Progress: A Political History of Brazil; Latin...
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Rio de Janeiro, city and port, capital of the estado (state) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean, in the southeastern part of the tropical zone of South America, and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful and interesting urban centres. Although Rio de Janeiro continues to be the preeminent icon of Brazil in the eyes of many in the world, in reality its location, architecture, inhabitants, and lifestyle make it highly unique when compared with other Brazilian cities, especially the country’s capital of Brasília or the much larger city of São ...(100 of 7262 words)

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