Rio de Janeiro

city of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Organization municipality_of_brazil Q8678
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Rio de Janeiro

Summary

Rio de Janeiro is a municipality of Brazil[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Rio de Janeiro is located in Rio de Janeiro[3].
  • Rio de Janeiro is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • Rio de Janeiro's head of government is recorded as Eduardo Paes[5].
  • Rio de Janeiro is on the continent of South America[6].
  • Rio de Janeiro's instance of is recorded as municipality of Brazil[7].
  • Rio de Janeiro's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Rio de Janeiro's instance of is recorded as megacity[9].
  • Rio de Janeiro's instance of is recorded as former national capital[10].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Duque de Caxias[11].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Nilópolis[12].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as São João de Meriti[13].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Itaguaí[14].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Mesquita[15].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Nova Iguaçu[16].
  • Rio de Janeiro's shares border with is recorded as Seropédica[17].
  • Rio de Janeiro's anthem is recorded as Cidade Maravilhosa[18].
  • Rio de Janeiro's anthem is recorded as Junte-se a Nós[19].
  • Rio de Janeiro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Copacabana[20].
  • Rio de Janeiro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Zone of Rio de Janeiro[21].
  • Rio de Janeiro's flag is recorded as flag of Rio de Janeiro[22].
  • Rio de Janeiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adelaide[23].
  • Rio de Janeiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ahmedabad[24].
  • Rio de Janeiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam[25].
  • Rio de Janeiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens[26].
  • Rio de Janeiro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Rio de Janeiro include it/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport[28], an international airport[29], in Brazil[30]; Rio Group[31], a geopolitical group[32], founded in 1986[33], headquartered in Paraguay[34]; and Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino[35], a building[36], in United States[37], founded in 1990[38].

Why It Matters

Rio de Janeiro has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include it/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport[28], an international airport[29], in Brazil[30]; Rio Group[31], a geopolitical group[32], founded in 1986[33], headquartered in Paraguay[34]; and Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino[35], a building[36], in United States[37], founded in 1990[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . leismunicipais.com.br. leismunicipais.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . mail.camara.rj.gov.br. mail.camara.rj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 79036
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 79036, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 6d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Fourth Brazilian Republic +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1376]]: [[Q2920081]]"
  3. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id rio
    Harper's tag ['rio-de-janeiro', 'rio-de-janeiro-brazil']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: rio, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226429084|Rio de Janeiro (#226429084)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mi"
  4. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1565-03-11T00:00:00Z
    Category for films shot at this location Category:Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city)
    Category of associated people Category:People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
    Svkkl authority id 0361680-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazilie
    + 52 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0361680-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazilie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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