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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Time
Clock showing current time in Sao Paulo, Brazil Time Zone
About Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the
name of both a state and a city in south-eastern Brazil. Commonly known as just
Rio (particularly in English), the city is considered by many to be among
the most beautiful cities in the world. It is famous for the hotel-lined tourist
beaches Copacabana and Ipanema, for the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ
the Redeemer ("Cristo Redentor") on the Corcovado mountain, and for its yearly
Carnival celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region,
called Floresta da Tijuca.
Rio de Janeiro is located at 22 degrees, 54 minutes south latitude, 43
degrees 14 minutes west longitude (22°54′ S 43°14′ W). The population of the
city proper of Rio de Janeiro is about 6,150,000 (as of 2004), occupying an area
of 1256 km² (485 sq. miles). The larger metropolitan area population is
estimated at 10-13 million. It is Brazil's second-largest city after São Paulo
and was the country's capital until 1960, when Brasília took its place.
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USA & Canada clocks
on Standard Time until:
Sunday 11 March 2012 2am local time
Europe / UK clocks
on Standard Time until:
Sunday 25 March 2012 01:00 GMT
Australia clocks
on Daylight Saving Time
Western Samoa changed time zone on
29 December 2011
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