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| Rio de Janeiro is one of the
26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). It has an area of 43,653km²
and is situated on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of Rio de
Janeiro, which was the colony's capital as of 1764 (the first being Salvador
da Bahia), and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960. In the year 2000, the
population was 12,807,706. |
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Location
This Brazilian state is in the east of the southeastern subdivision of
Brazil, which also contains the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and
Espírito Santo. It has as its limits: The Atlantic Ocean (E), the state of
Espírito Santo (N), the state of Minas Gerais (N) and (W), and the state of
São Paulo (S). |
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