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Greater Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (''Grande Rio'', officially ''Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area
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located in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
state in Brazil, the second largest in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and third largest in South America. It consists of 22 municipalities
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, including the state capital, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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The metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro is known as a historical, cultural and economic centre of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, with a total population of 13 million inhabitants. The region was first officially defined on July 1, 1974, less than 1 year before the fusion of Guanabara into Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. Several municipalities
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show a high level of conurbation
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, with Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
– Baixada Fluminense and Niterói
Niterói (, ) is a municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It was the state capital, ...
– São Gonçalo being the most clear examples. It was changed several times to include or remove different cities in different moments of the history, in the years 1993, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013 and 2018.
The water supply
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plans of the region are coordinated, and transportation in the area is heavily interconnected with urban intermunicipal buses to all municipalities
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in the area, trains over the capital to some Baixada Fluminense municipalities, ferry boats to some of the Guanabara Bay municipalities
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and major inter-city freeways
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such as the Rio–Niterói Bridge
The President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio–Niterói Bridge, is a box girder bridge crossing Guanabara Bay, in the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. It is currently the s ...
, Red Line, President Dutra freeway and the Niterói-Manilha freeway ( pt). Most transportation methods are integrated with the capital inner-transportation system of buses, trains, metro, freeways
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and expressways
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
*Limited-access road
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Cities by Population (2018)
1,000,000+ *Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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* São Gonçalo:
400,000 – 999,999
* Duque de Caxias:
* Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu (, locally: or , ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Location
The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu R ...
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* Niterói
Niterói (, ) is a municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It was the state capital, ...
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* Belford Roxo
Belford Roxo () is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the metropolitan region of the city of Rio de Janeiro and was created in 1990. Its population was 513,118 in 2020 and its area is 79 km². Belford Roxo is one o ...
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* São João de Meriti:
100,000 – 399,999
* Petrópolis:
* Magé
Magé () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
''Magepe-Mirim'' () was established in 1566 by Portuguese colonists. It is considered to be a calm place, especially compared to nearby Rio.
Politics
In the October 5th ...
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* Itaboraí
Itaboraí (, ) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2020, it had a population of 242,543.
Location
Culturally, its closest municipalities are Sã ...
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* Mesquita Mesquita may refer to:
People
* Mesquita (surname)
* Mesquita Machado (), Portuguese politician
Places in Brazil
* Mesquita, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Minas Gerais
* Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro
Sports
* Mesqui ...
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* Nilópolis:
* Maricá:
* Queimados:
* Itaguaí
Itaguaí () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and contains several important iron ore loading ports of the world including Ilha Guaiba. Its population was 134,819 in 2020 and its area is 273 km2. The city w ...
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* Japeri
Japeri () is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. This city was founded on June 30, 1991. Is very known to be located next to the last station of the largest branch of the railroad of Brazil (Central do Br ...
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0 - 100,000
* Seropédica
Seropédica (''Silk Farm'', , , ) is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 (2020) and its area is 284 km².
Mayor
* Lucas Dutra
Educ ...
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* Rio Bonito:
* Guapimirim:
* Cachoeiras de Macacu
Cachoeiras de Macacu (; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 (2020) and its area is 956 km². Next to neighboring Rio Bonito municipality, it ...
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* Paracambi
Paracambi () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 52,683 (2020) and its area is 179 km².IBGE /ref>
Notable births
* Maicon Santos, professional football
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* Tanguá
Tanguá () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 145,5 km².
Its population is relatively stable, with 29.481 in 2005 and 30.732 in 2010, most of them urban. This equates to a population d ...
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Statistics
* Population: (2018 est.) ** Most populous city:Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
: (2018 est.)
* Nominal GDP: R$413.93 Billion
** Largest GDP City: Rio de Janeiro City: R$282.5 billion (2013 est.)
* Nominal GDP per capita: R$33,856.54 (2013 est.)
* HDI: 0,771 (2010 est.)
** Highest HDI City: Niterói
Niterói (, ) is a municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It was the state capital, ...
: 0,837 (2010 est.)
Municipalities
The 22 municipalities of the area are:https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/Notes and references
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