Rio de Janeiro

From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally “River of January”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/, /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/

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Rio de Janeiro

2. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
4. A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil.

• Category:Rio de Janeiro on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rio de Janeiro on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Rio de Janeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

• IPA^(key): /ˌʁiːo də ʒaˈneːʁo/

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Rio de Janeiro n (proper noun, genitive Rio de Janeiros or (optionally with an article) Rio de Janeiro)

1. a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil

   Synonym: Rio

2. a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.o de ʒaˈnɛj.ro/

Rio de Janeiro f

1. a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil

   Synonym: Rio

2. a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

1. Rōmaji transcription of リオデジャネイロ
2. Rōmaji transcription of リオ・デ・ジャネイロ

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.jɔ ˈdɛ ʐaˈnɛj.rɔ/

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Rio de Janeiro n (indeclinable)

1. Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil)
2. Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)

• Rio de Janeiro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Rio de Janeiro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Literally, “river of January”. The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means “river”, could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.

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Rio de Janeiro m

1. Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil)

   Synonyms: Rio, Cidade Maravilhosa

   • 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, chapter II, in O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 36:

     Tinha a pretensão de conhecer todo o Rio de Janeiro e os podres de cada um em particular.

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2. Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)

   Synonym: RJ (abbreviation)

• carioca (demonym of the city)
• fluminense (demonym of the state)