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The old Federal District became a state, named Guanabara. [1] Throughout its 15-year existence, Guanabara was a unique state in many ways. Comprising only one city (albeit a large one), Guanabara was the smallest Brazilian state by land. It also had the peculiarity of being the only Brazilian state that was not divided into municipalities.
Guanabara Bay (Portuguese: baía de Guanabara, baía da Guanabara, [1] [ɡwɐ̃nɐˈbaɾɐ]) is an oceanic bay located in Southeast Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On its western shore lie the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Duque de Caxias , and on its eastern shore are the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo .
The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: MetrôRio, Portuguese pronunciation: [meˌtɾo ˈʁi.u]), commonly referred to as just the Metrô (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It was founded at the entrance to an inlet, Guanabara Bay (Baía de Guanabara), which is marked by a point of land called Sugar Loaf (Pão de Açúcar) – a "calling card" of the city. [37] The population of the city of Rio de Janeiro, occupying an area of 1,182.3 km 2 (456.5 sq mi), [38] is about 6,000,000. [39]
Sugarloaf seen from Urca hill. Sugarloaf view from Botafogo beach Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain, as seen from Tijuca Forest. Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w dʒ(i) ɐˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay.
Guanabara may refer to: Guanabara (state), a former state in Brazil; Guanabara Bay, a bay in Brazil; Guanabara (Joinville), a neighborhood in Santa Catarina state ...
Guanabara Bay — a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean, located within Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. The Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area surrounds much ...
The Guanabara Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Guanabara, formerly known as Paço Isabel) is located on Pinheiro Machado Street (formerly Guanabara Street), in the Laranjeiras neighborhood , in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the homonymous state. It is the official seat of the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro.