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Rio de Janeiro definition

Rio de Ja·neiro (rē′ō dā′ z̸hə ner′ō, -dē′-; Portrē′o̵̅o̅ də z̸hə nā′ro̵̅o̅)

  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 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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