City of Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil There are 27 States in Brazil (and one Federal District), one of which is Rio de Janeiro.
Each State has a capital city, where the State Government seat is located; the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro is the city of Rio de Janeiro.
There is only one more case in Brazil where State and capital city have the same name: São Paulo.

People who are born in the city of Rio are called cariocas. People who are born in the State of Rio are called fluminenses.

List of all cities in Rio.

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