Location: Centro
State of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: Rio de Janeiro
Founded: 1 March 1565
Government• Type: Mayor-council
• Mayor: Marcelo Crivella (PRB)
• Vice Mayor: Fernando Mac Dowell (PR)
Area• Municipality: 1,221 km (486.5 sq mi)
• Metro: 4,539.8 km (1,759.6 sq mi)
Elevation: from 0 to 1,020 m (from 0 to 3,349 ft)
Population (2015)• Municipality: 7,456,682
• Rank: 2nd
• Urban: 11,616,000
• Metro: 12,280,702 (2nd)
• Metro density: 2,705.1/km (7,006/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Carioca and Guanabarino(a) (by former city-state, obsolete)
Time zone: BRT (UTC−3)
• Summer (DST): BRST (UTC−2)
Postal Code: 20000-000
Area code(s): +55 21
Website: prefeitura.rio
UNESCO World Heritage SiteType: Cultural
Criteria: vi
Designated: 2012 (36th session)
Reference no.: 1100
State Party: Brazil
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December 24, 2021 Harland Bartelt
With its plentiful beaches, dramatic mountains, and backdrop of samba and bossa nova rhythms, it's easy to fall in love with Rio de Janeiro. Made famous in song, Ipanema Beach is still the place to stroll, sunbathe, and be seen. The largest Art Deco statue in the world, Christ the Redeemer, beckons visitors to Corcovado Mountain. Rio’s annual Carnaval celebrations are bacchanalian extravaganzas of feasting, music, dance, and costumed revelry.
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