Submitted Place Name Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
4/30/2024, 11:28 AM Mike C 314052 merge 2 names
4/30/2024, 11:25 AM Mike C 314052
2/4/2024, 11:53 AM anonymous 447334 initial state of 447334
12/24/2022, 1:59 AM Mike C 314052
9/7/2019, 11:10 AM Beautiful Victory 314052 initial state of 314052

Name Rio de Janeiro
Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Portuguese, English
Pronounced Pron. REE-oo jee zha-NEH-roo(Brazilian Portuguese) REE-oo jee zha-NAY-roo(Brazilian Portuguese) REEW jee zha-NEH-roo(Brazilian Portuguese) REEW jee zha-NAY-roo(Brazilian Portuguese) REE-oo di zhu-NIE-roo(European Portuguese)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

The name of a state and city in Brazil, meaning "river of January" in Portuguese. The city was named after the nearby Guanabara Bay, which was first discovered by Europeans on January 1, 1502.
Added 9/7/2019 by Beautiful Victory