The following is a timeline of the

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

of the city of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Prior to 19th century

* 1565 AD ** São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese. ** Fortaleza de São João built. * 1603 - St James of Mercy Fort built. * 1663 - '' Padre Eterno'' galleon launched. * 1693 - Calaboose Prison built. * 1736 - founded. * 1743 -

Paço Imperial The Paço Imperial (), or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paço Imperial was built in the 18th ce ...

built. * 1750 -

Carioca Aqueduct The Carioca Aqueduct (), also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca River to the population of the city. It is ...

built. * 1752 - founded. * 1763 - Portuguese America administrative center moved to Rio de Janeiro from

Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

. * 1770 -

Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in ) is an old Carmelite church which served as cathedral (''Sé'') of Rio de Janeiro from around 1808 until 1976. During the 19th century, it was also used su ...

consecrated. * 1783 - Passeio Público constructed. * 1792 -

Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho The ''Instituto Militar de Engenharia'' (IME; ) is an engineering institute maintained by the Brazilian Army with federal support. IME is the oldest and one of the best ranked engineering schools in Brazil, according to the Brazilian Ministry ...

founded.

19th century

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* 1803 -

Paço de São Cristóvão Paço de São Cristóvão (; ; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It ...

building erected. * 1808 ** City becomes capital of

Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal was a Portuguese monarchy, monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal a ...

. ** (royal

printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in whi ...

) begins operating. ** 10 September: ''

Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro was the first newspaper to be published in Brazil. It was printed twice a week. It was pro government for the then Portuguese rulers of Brazil. Its editor was Friar José Tiburcio Rocha. It was renamed Gazeta in 1821 and shutdown after Brazil got ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1811 -

Candelária Church The Candelária Church (, ) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portu ...

inaugurated. * 1811 - Construction of Valongo Wharf started. * 1815 - City becomes capital of

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil ...

* 1818 -

Royal Museum The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, ...

established. * 1822 ** City becomes capital of independent Brazil. **

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species ( ...

opens. * 1826 - founded. * 1827 ** ''

Jornal do Commercio Jornal do Commercio was a newspaper published in Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1827 by French journalist Pierre Plancher. It was the oldest newspaper in circulation in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Wester ...

'' newspaper in publication. ** founded in Rio. * 1838 - Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro headquartered in Rio. * 1852 - Theatro Provisório built. * 1854 -

Catete Palace The Catete Palace (, ) is an urban mansion in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The property stretches from ''Rua do Catete'' (Catete Street) to ''Praia do Flamengo'' ( Flamengo Beach). Construction began in 1858 and ended in ...

built. * 1858 ** Dom Pedro II railway begins operating. **

Central do Brasil Estação Central do Brasil () is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The station is located in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana ...

inaugurated. * 1871 -

Theatro D. Pedro II The Teatro D. Pedro II was a theatre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest count ...

(theatre) inaugurated. * 1872 -

Population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

: 274,972. * 1877 -

Santa Teresa Tram The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway (, ), is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the city's centre with the primarily residential, inner-city neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, in the hills immediately southwest of downtown. It ...

opens. * 1884 -

Corcovado Rack Railway The Corcovado Rack Railway () is a Mountain railway, mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado at an elevation of . The summit is famous for its giant statue of ''Christ the Redeemer (statue), C ...

opens. * 1891 - ''

Jornal do Brasil ''Jornal do Brasil'', widely known as ''JB'', is a daily newspaper published by Editora JB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper was founded in 1891 and is the third oldest extant Brazilian paper, after the ''Diário de Pernambuco'' and ''O Esta ...

'' newspaper begins publication. *1894 -

Confeitaria Colombo Confeitaria Colombo is a coffeehouse located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the main landmarks of the city's Centro (Rio de Janeiro), Central Region. Website City Guides named Colombo one of the 10 most beautiful cafés in the wor ...

(coffee house) opens. * 1896 -

Academia Brasileira de Letras The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL; English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literature, literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation ...

founded.

20th century

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1900s-1940s

* 1902 -

Universidade Candido Mendes Universidade Candido Mendes is a private university located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is Latin America's oldest private university. History It was founded in 1902, thus being the oldest private university in Latin America, by the Count Cân ...

founded. * 1904 **

Vaccine Revolt The Vaccine Revolt () was a popular riot that took place between 10 and 16 November 1904 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil. Its immediate pretext was a law that made vaccination against smallpox compulsory, but it is also ...

. **

Avenida Rio Branco Rio Branco Avenue (), formerly Avenida Central, is a major road in downtown Rio de Janeiro. It was built as the leading brand of the urban reform carried out by the mayor Pereira Passos in early 20th century. It is one of the main thoroughfares ...

constructed. * 1906 -

Palácio Monroe The Palácio Monroe was a monumental hall in the Centro neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was named in honor of U.S. president James Monroe. It was originally built in the U.S. city of St. Louis to act as the Brazilian Pavilion during th ...

erected. * 1908 **

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design adopted. **

Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil The national commemorative Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil, also known as Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 or the National Exposition of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro, marked a hundred years since the opening of t ...

held in

Urca Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. What is now called the Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro), F ...

. ** 7 April: headquartered in city. * 1909 - Teatro Municipal (theatre) inaugurated. * 1912 **

Afonsos Air Force Base Afonsos Air Force Base – BAAF is a Military base, base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the district of Marechal Hermes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History In October 1911 the first aeronautical organization was created in Brazil: the ...

built. ** Civil Police Museum founded. * 1914 -

Fort Copacabana Fort Copacabana (, ) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the ''Museu Histórico do Exército'' (Army Historical Museum) and ...

built. * 1917 - Labor strike. * 1919 -

South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of South American championships * Basketball ...

held. * 1920 -

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (, UFRJ) is a public university, public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and is one of the Brazilian centers of excellence in teaching and r ...

founded. * 1922 ** July: Coup attempt. **

National Historical Museum (Brazil) The National Historical Museum () of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was built in 1603 as the St. James ...

created. ** Population: 1,130,000. ** August:

Hotel Glória The Hotel Glória is an abandoned historic hotel in the Glória neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History The Hotel Glória was built by entrepreneur Rocha Miranda for the International Exhibition of 1922 to commemorate the centennial of ...

built. ** Morro do Castelo (Castle Hill) demolished—now Castelo neighborhood. * 1923 - Copacabana Palace Hotel inaugurated. * 1925 - ''

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Ir ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1926 -

Hipódromo da Gávea Hipódromo da Gávea, originally known as Hipódromo Brasileiro, is a horse racing course, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History Hipódromo da Gávea was built in 1926 and opened in July of that year under t ...

built. * 1927 -

Edificio do Jornal A Noite The Joseph Gire Building, better known as the A Noite Building or Edificio o Jornal A Noite, is an office building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that served as the headquarters of the Rio-based newspaper ''A Noite''. At a height of 102 meters ...

built. * 1931 ** Pedro Ernesto Baptista becomes mayor. ** '' Cristo Redentor'' statue built. * 1936 **

Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport was a Brazilian airport built to handle the operations with the rigid airships '' Graf Zeppelin'' and '' Hindenburg''. The airport was named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685–1724), a Portuguese pries ...

inaugurated. **

Manguinhos Airport Manguinhos Airport was an airport that existed in the neighborhood of Manguinhos, near Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro from 1936 to 1972. History The origin of Manguinhos Airport is related to :pt:Aeroclube Brasileiro, Aeroclube do Br ...

opens. **

Santos Dumont Airport The Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. History Or ...

inaugurated. * 1937 -

Universidade Santa Úrsula University Santa Úrsula is a private university (Roman Catholic) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1937 by Alceu Amoroso Lima. It was the first of Rio de Janeiro's higher education institutions to accept women. The main campus is lo ...

founded. * 1938 -

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister , wa ...

inaugurated. * 1940 -

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (; PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the So ...

founded. * 1943 **

Gustavo Capanema Palace The Gustavo Capanema Palace (), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the first modernist project in Brazil, it is historically import ...

built. **

Santa Cruz Air Force Base Santa Cruz Air Force Base – ALA12 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the district of Santa Cruz in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History The base was originally called Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport and it was constructed to handl ...

established. * 1945 -

Quinta da Boa Vista The Quinta da Boa Vista () is a public park of great historical importance located in the São Cristóvão (Rio de Janeiro), São Cristóvão neighbourhood, in the North zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park was part of the garden ...

inaugurated. * 1947 -

South American Basketball Championship The South American Basketball Championship, or FIBA South American Championship, was the main FIBA tournament for men's national teams from South America's region of FIBA Americas. The tournament was first played in 1930. The tournament often ...

held. * 1949 - '' Tribuna da Imprensa'' newspaper begins publication.

1950s-1990s

* 1950 **

Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; ) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The university's law and medical schools are among the bes ...

established. **

Maracanã (stadium) Maracanã most commonly refers to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It may also refer to: People * Arlindo Maracanã (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Domingos Maracanã (born March 1961), Brazilian volleyball player Places * ...

opens. ** Population: 2,303,063. * 1951 -

Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster The Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster occurred on June 7, 1951, at 4:25 a.m. when an electric train struck a gasoline truck on a level crossing near Nova Iguacu, twenty miles north of Rio de Janeiro, killing 54 people. The Estrada de Fer ...

. * 1952 **

Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada The ''Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada'' (National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics) is considered to be the foremost research and educational institution of Brazil in the area of mathematics. It is located in the cit ...

established. ** Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas founded. ** ''

Manchete (magazine) ''Manchete'' was a Brazilian weekly news magazine published from 1952 to 2000 by Bloch Editores. Founded by Adolpho Bloch, the magazine's name would be given to the defunct television network Rede Manchete. ''Manchete'' was considered one of the ...

'' headquartered in city. * 1953 -

Museu do Índio O Museu do Índio (English: The Museum of the Indigenous Populations) is a cultural and scientific agency of the Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (English: National Foundation of Indigenous Populations) or FUNAI. It was created by Darcy Ri ...

created. * 1954 -

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, commonly known as the Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

built. * 1958 - Train crash. * 1960 ** Brazilian capital moved from Rio to

Brasília Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...

. ** Rio becomes

Guanabara State The State of Guanabara (, ) was a state of Brazil from 1960 to 1975, which included the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was named after Guanabara Bay to the east of the state. It was created from the territory of the old Federal District when the ...

, smallest state of Brazil. * 1961 **

Tijuca Forest The Tijuca National Park () is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conserva ...

becomes a

national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

. ** Edificio Avenida Central built. * 1964 -

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

built. * 1965 **

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

television begins broadcasting. **

Flamengo Park Flamengo Park, also known as ''Aterro do Flamengo'', Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil, and the largest urban seaside ...

created. **

Banda de Ipanema Banda de Ipanema is one of the largest Carnival blocks of Rio de Janeiro's street Carnival festivities. The first parade happened in 1965, when Brazil was under a military dictatorship. In 2004 it was declared part of the city's cultural heritage ...

begins. * 1968 -

March of the One Hundred Thousand The March of the One Hundred Thousand () was a manifestation of popular protest against the Military dictatorship in Brazil, which occurred on June 26, 1968, in Rio de Janeiro, organized by the 1960s Brazilian student movement, student movement and ...

against the military dictatorship happened. * 1970 - Population: 4,252,009. * 1971 **

Jacarepaguá Airport Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dedicated to general aviation. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Marinho, Roberto Pisa ...

opens. **

Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso Hélio Alonso University or FACHA is a private university founded on December 6, 1971, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by professor Hélio Alonso (1929-2015). It has two campi: one located in Méier and one in Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alter ...

founded. * 1972 ** Petrobras Headquarters built. ** Hotel Horsa Nacional built. * 1975 ** City becomes capital of

Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro () is one of the States of Brazil, 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian p ...

. ** Marcos Tamoio becomes mayor. **

Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage The School of Visual Arts (Escola de Artes Visuais d Parque Lage - EAV) is a school for artists, curators, researchers and others in Rio de Janeiro. It is located within the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. History Created by Rubens Gerchman in ...

created. * 1976 - Le Méridien Copacabana opens. * 1977 **

Riocentro Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Rioce ...

built. ** Rio Othon Palace hotel opens. * 1978 -

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet The Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Nelson Piquet International Racetrack), also known as Jacarepaguá after Jacarepaguá, the neighbourhood in which it was located, and also as the Autódromo Riocentro, was a motorsport circuit in Rio d ...

built. * 1979 **

Rio de Janeiro Metro The Rio de Janeiro Metro (, ), commonly referred to as just the ''Metrô'' () is a rapid transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Metrô was inaugurated on 5 March 1979, and consisted o ...

founded. ** Israel Klabin becomes mayor. **

Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (, UNIRIO) is a federally funded public university located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has several campuses in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including two in the Urca neighborh ...

established. **

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (), better known as the ''Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro'' () or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro (), is a cathedral of the Catholic Church and the Episcopal see, seat of ...

built. * 1980 ** Júlio Coutinho becomes mayor. ** 105 Lélio Gama St. built. * 1981 - Barra Shopping opens. * 1982 -

Rio Sul Center The Rio Sul Center Tower, also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the fourteenth tallest building in Brazil and the tallest building in Rio de Janeiro at and 50 floors, 48 above ground and 2 below. The structure contains 28 elevators It was completed in ...

built. * 1983 **

Rede Manchete Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ...

television begins broadcasting. ** Jamil Haddad becomes mayor, succeeded by

Marcello Alencar Marcello Nunes de Alencar (August 23, 1925 – June 10, 2014) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Alencar served as the Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1995 until 1999, as well as two tenures as Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1983 t ...

. * 1984 **

Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in Engli ...

built. ** CasaShopping opens. * 1985 - City joins the newly formed União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas. * 1986 - Roberto Saturnino Braga becomes mayor. * 1988 - Jó Antônio Resende becomes mayor. * 1989 ** 16 July:

1989 Copa América The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Est ...

football tournament held. **

becomes mayor. **

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB, in English: ''Bank of Brazil Cultural Center'') is a cultural organization of the Bank of Brazil based in Brazil with centers in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The CCBB began i ...

(Rio branch) opens. * 1990 ** Eva Klabin Foundation museum established. **

Escadaria Selarón Escadaria Selarón, locally known as the 'Lapa Steps' (Escadaria da Lapa) for being situated at the "Lapa" neighborhood, is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón who clai ...

construction begins. * 1991 -

: 5,473,909. * 1992 -

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92, Cúpula da Terra), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 t ...

(Earth Summit) held. * 1993 **

César Maia Cesar Epitácio Maia (born June 18, 1945) is a Brazilian politician, notable for having been elected three times for mayor of Rio de Janeiro. A native of Rio, born in 1945, Maia was forced to leave Brazil in exile during the 1960s on account of ...

becomes mayor. **

Candelária massacre The Candelária massacre ( ) was a mass killing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23, 1993. During the night, eight homeless people, including six minors, were killed by a group of men beside the Candelária Church. Several of the men were membe ...

. ** Population: 5,547,033 (estimate). * 1994 -

Metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical) * Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop ** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see" * Metropolitan ar ...

hall opens. * 1995 - Centro Empresarial Internacional Rio built. * 1997 **

Luiz Paulo Conde Luiz Paulo Fernández Conde (6 August 1934 – 21 July 2015) was a Brazilian architect and politician. He was Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2001 and Vice Governor from 2003 to 2007. Biography Fourth son of Jose Ramon Conde Rivas, Spanish ...

becomes mayor. ** Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex opens. * 1998 **

Terra Encantada Terra Encantada was an amusement park in Barra da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, It operated from 1998 to 2010. The park, which spanned over an area of 200 square kilometers, was dedicated to the celebration of Brazilian cultu ...

opens. ** Project Morrinho begins. **

Palace II ''Palace II'' (, lit. ''Locked Beaded Curtain'') is a 2012 Chinese television series written and produced by Yu Zheng and directed by Lee Wai-chu. It is a sequel to the 2011 television series ''Palace''. The series was first broadcast on HBS ...

building collapses. * 2000 -

2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''IX Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the ninth edition of the international athletics (sport), athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Est ...

held.

21st century

* 2001 -

becomes mayor. * 2002 -

Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro The Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro (''Superior Institute of Technology in Computer Science of Rio de Janeiro'' - ''IST-Rio'') is a technological university maintained by the FAETEC. IST-Rio is on ...

established. * 2004 - Torre Almirante built. * 2006 -

Koni Store Koni Store is a Brazilian chain of Japanese food outlets headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its restaurants sell popular Japanese cuisine-based dishes, such as temakis and sushi, but operates with a fast food logistic and layout. Currently, Koni has ...

founded. * 2007 ** Cantagalo Station opens. **

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos is a stadium located in the Bairro, neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nilton Santos is the home stadium of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, where games from the Copa Libertadores, Brasi ...

built. **

HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro) Farmasi Arena is an indoor arena, indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 ...

opens. **

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

held. ** Rio de Janeiro train collision. * 2008 - Rio International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship begins. * 2009 **

Eduardo Paes Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021. He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, ...

becomes mayor. ** City wins the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics bid. * 2010 **

World Urban Forum The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s premier conference on urban issues. It was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities ...

and

Homeless World Cup The Homeless World Cup (HWC) is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport. The organization puts together an annual f ...

football contest held. **

Manguinhos Library Park Manguinhos Library Park () is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books, 900 DVDs and 3 million songs, and also has a theatre that seats 200 people, a music room, cla ...

opens in Benfica. ** Population: 6,320,446. * 2011 ** Cidade das Artes built. ** April:

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killed 12 students. * 2012 ** 25 January:

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. ** 6 June: Transoeste bus inaugurated. ** 20–22 June:

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held. ** 7 October: held. * 2013 -

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. * 2014 -

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and

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football contest held. * 2015 ** July:

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protest. ** December: Museum of Tomorrow opens. * 2016 **

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and

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held. ** 2 October: held. ** 6 October:

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** 14 October: Ultra Brasil (electronic music festival) ** 25 October:

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(animation film festival) * 2017 - Valongo Wharf designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. * 2018 ** January 19: A car hits a group of pedestrians near the

Copacabana Beach Copacabana ( , , ) is a Brazilian (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in ...

, killing an infant. ** 2 September: National Museum of Brazil fire. * 2019 ** February 6: Heavy rain hits the state of

, leaving 6 people dead and 2 missing. ** February 8: Flamengo training ground fire leaves 10 people dead. ** April 8: Unusual rain causes landslides, flooding and at least 10 deaths.

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;Published in the 19th century * * * * * * * ;Published in the 20th century * * * * * * * Mary C. Karasch, Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1850 (Princeton University Press, 1987) * Jeffrey D. Needell, A Tropical Belle Epoque: Elite Culture and Society in Turn-of-the-Century Rio de Janeiro (Cambridge University Press, 1987) * ;Published in the 21st century * * *

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