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Rio de Janeiro ("River of January", English pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈxiu dʒi ʒaˈneiɾu]) is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and from 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. It is also the former capital of the Portuguese Empire (1808–1821). Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa, or "The Marvelous City".
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Source: New Zealand Sevens
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Source: The A.V. Club
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Source: Dubai Chronicle
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Source: Canoe
Car-free streets in Madrid, such as the Calle del Carmen, helped turn worn-out areas into trendy zones. RICK STEVES/Special to QMI Agency Madrid is the hub of Spain. This modern capital -- Europe's highest, at more than 650 met ...
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And hello beaches of Rio...
Source: Travel Blog
And hello beaches of Rio indeed! They really are something else, almost as if they could inspire a song or two! So I arrived in Rio this afternoon after a 2 hour flight from Foz do Iguaçu. It was a smooth enough flight and for someone wh ...
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NZ says woeful green report card misleading
Source: ABC (Australia) Online
The New Zealand government says a report that condemns the country's environmental record is misleading. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says successive New Zealand governments have not kept any of the promises that were made at the Rio Earth Summit ...
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Source: PerthNow
Women protest during the Slut Walk march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Silvia Izquierdo Source: AP SEVERAL thousand scantily clad women staged boisterous 'Slut Walks'' in several Brazilian cities on Saturda ...
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Source: Newsweek
The upcoming United Nations green summit in Rio de Janeiro is in trouble—and with good reason. The planners of the mammoth event have been unable to agree on just what to say in the outcome document, ironically called “The Future We W ...
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Source: Soccer News
Botafogo and Atletico Mineiro continued their perfect starts to the Brazil Serie A season with both notching wins on Sunday. An 86th-minute winner from Lucas gave Botafogo a 3-2 victory at Coritiba, seeing them to the top ...
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