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Rio de Janeiro

City in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado and for Sugarloaf Mountain, a granite peak with cable cars to its summit. The city is also known for...
Population: 6.748 million (2020)
Area: 463 mi²
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
Founded: 1 March 1565; 459 years ago
Named for: Saint Sebastian
Region: Southeast
Settled: 1555; 469 years ago