Rio de Janeiro

The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded on 1 March 1565 by the Portuguese.

Rio de Janeiro became the only European capital outside of Europe in 1808 when the Portuguese royal family moved there.

The Tijuca National Park is the world's first urban forest and a UNESCO Environmental Heritage site.

Rio de Janeiro has the largest Portuguese population outside of Lisbon.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is the second largest archdiocese in Brazil.