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Rio de Janeiro in British English
state of SE Brazil: 16,954 sq mi (43,911 sq km); pop. 12,808,000; cap. Rio de Janeiro
noun: a port in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay: the country's chief port and its capital from 1763 to 1960; backed by mountains, notably Sugar Loaf Mountain; founded by the French in 1555 and taken by the Portuguese in 1567. Pop: 11 469 000 (2005 est)

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