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Rio

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Noun

1. rio, rio de janeiro

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

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Rio

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noun
1. 
a port in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay: the country's chief port and its capital from 1763 to 1960; backed by mountains, notably Sugar Loaf Mountain; founded by the French in 1555 and taken by the Portuguese in 1567. Pop: 11 469 000 (2005 est)
▶ Related noun: Cariocan
2. 
a state of E Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 14 724 475 (2002). Area: 42 911 sq km (16 568 sq miles)

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Rio

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1. 
state of SE Brazil: 16,954 sq mi (43,911 sq km); pop. 12,808,000; cap. Rio de Janeiro
2. 
its capital, a seaport in the SE coast: pop. 5,552,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rio

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For names of South American rivers, see the specific element; for example, Plata, Río de la, or Roosevelt, Rio.

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