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Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília. Rio de Janeiro has the second largest municipal GDP in the country, [8] and 30th-largest in the world in 2008. [9]
The original demonym for the State of Rio de Janeiro is fluminense, from Latin flumen, fluminis, meaning "river".While carioca (from Old Tupi) is an older term, first attested in 1502, fluminense was sanctioned in 1783, twenty years after the city had become the capital of the Brazilian colonies, as the official demonym of the Royal Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro and subsequently of the Province ...
Attack of French Villegagnon island by the Portuguese on 15 March 1560. The acclamation ceremony of King John VI of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 6 February 1818 Port of the Mineiros in Rio de Janeiro View of Rio de Janeiro from the church of the monastery of São Bento c. 1820
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz ...
The Portuguese court's tenure in Rio de Janeiro created the conditions which led to Brazil's independence. With the court's arrival, Rio de Janeiro saw an immediate increase in its population. [11] This, coupled with increases in trade and subsequent immigration, transformed the city into a major economic center in the New World.
Location within Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: 22°54′51.56″S 43°10′44.23″W / 22.9143222°S 43.1789528°W / -22.9143222; -43.1789528 Escadaria Selarón , locally known as the 'Lapa Steps' (Escadaria da Lapa) for being situated at the "Lapa" neighborhood, is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .