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This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is divided into 92 municipalities, which were, until 2017, grouped into 18 microregions, which were grouped into 6 mesoregions. [1] Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See table for key. [n 1]
Rio de Janeiro was the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, making the city the first South American and Portuguese-speaking city to ever host the events, and the third time the Olympics were held in a Southern Hemisphere city. [13]
The Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro is the unicameral legislative body of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1565 by the Portuguese colonists. It was founded in 1565 by the Portuguese colonists.
Barra de Guaratiba, Guaratiba, Pedra de Guaratiba: 123,114 [27] XXVII Rocinha Rocinha: 69,356 [28] XXVIII Jacarezinho Jacarezinho: 37,839 [29] XXIX Complexo do Alemão Complexo do Alemão: 69,143 [30] XXX Maré Maré: 129,770 [31] XXXI Vigário Geral Cordovil, Jardim América, Parada de Lucas, Vigário Geral: 136,171 [32] XXXIII Realengo
The APERJ was created by government Decree n. 2638 on 25 August 1931. [2] Originally named the General Archive of the State (Arquivo Geral do Estado), it was under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Interior and of Justice and located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
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 ...
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The Bilhete Único Carioca [7] offers a rate that "integrates" the use of two municipal bus lines within the city of Rio de Janeiro. Users can ride up to two municipal buses within two hours for R$3.00 (US$1.25). The card can be used on municipal bus lines within the city of Rio de Janeiro operated by: Internorte, Intersul, Transcarioca e Santa ...