State of Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian state
Rio de Janeiro is a state in southeast Brazil. Its capital city, also called Rio de Janeiro, is known for beaches, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. Architect Oscar Niemeyer’s landmark Niterói...
Governor: Cláudio Castro
Population: 16.46 million (Jul 1, 2014)
Area: 16,871 mi²
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Demonym(s): Carioca, fluminense, papa-goiaba
Founded: December 8, 1897
ISO 3166 code: BR-RJ