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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Country
Brazil
Population
6.7M
Coordinates
-22.91, -43.17
46th most populous city in the world

Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after São Paulo with a population of 13 million people following 2025, and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

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