Rio de Janeiro (state)

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This article is about the Brazilian state, Rio de Janeiro. For the city with the same name, see Rio de Janeiro

</table> Rio de Janeiro (pron. IPA: /'xiu dʒi ʒa'neʲɾu/ ^{[{{fullurl:}}#endnote_pronunciation]}) is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). It has an area of 43,653km² and is situated on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital as of 1764 (the first capital being Salvador da Bahia), and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960. In the year 2000, the state population was 14,381,282.

Governor: Rosângela Matheus (since January 1, 2003).

Lieutenant Governor: Luiz Paulo Conde (former mayor of Rio de Janeiro).

Statistics
Capital:	Rio de Janeiro
Area:	43,696.054km²
Inhabitants:	14,381,282
Pop. density:	328.59 inh./km²
Timezone:	GMT -3
ISO 3166-2:	BR-RJ
Governor:	Rosângela Matheus
Map
Image:Brazil Rio de Janeiro.png
Image:Rio de Janeiro coat arms.gif

1 Flag
2 Location
3 Cities
4 Notes
5 External links

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Flag

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Here the flag can be seen with, in the foreground, the eagle, symbol of Brazil's royal family, and in the background, the rock formation Dedo de Deus ("The Finger of God"), which is visible from the city of Rio de Janeiro on a clear day. The outer part of the coat of arms represents its agricultural richness, sugarcane (left) and coffee (right).

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Location

This Brazilian state is in the east of the southeastern subdivision of Brazil, which also contains the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. It has as its limits: The Atlantic Ocean (E), the state of Espírito Santo (N), the state of Minas Gerais (N) and (W), and the state of São Paulo (S).

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Cities

Other cities include:

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Notes

^ The presented pronunciation is in Brazilian Portuguese. The European Portuguese pronunciation is: /'ʁiu dɨ ʒɐ'nɐiɾu/.

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States of Brazil	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg
Acre \| Alagoas \| Amapá \| Amazonas \| Bahia \| Ceará \| Espírito Santo \| Goiás \| Maranhão \| Mato Grosso \| Mato Grosso do Sul \| Minas Gerais \| Pará \| Paraíba \| Paraná \| Pernambuco \| Piauí \| Rio de Janeiro \| Rio Grande do Norte \| Rio Grande do Sul \| Rondônia \| Roraima \| Santa Catarina \| São Paulo \| Sergipe \| Tocantins
Federal District: Brazilian Federal District