Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil.
In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts.
2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020, retrieved 21 Jun 2013
Origin
- Brazilian PortugueseRio de Janeiro
- EnglishRio de Janeiro
From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally “River of January”).
More words from Brazilian Portuguese
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Afrikaans Rio de Janeiro, Rio
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Riomunicipality
Arabic رِيُّو دِي جَانِيرُو, رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو
- رِيُّو دِي جَانِيرُو (riyyū dī jānīrū)municipality
- رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (riyū dī jānīrū)state
Basque Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Bengali রিউ দি জানেইরু
- রিউ দি জানেইরু (riu di janeiru)municipality
Bulgarian Ри́о де Жане́йро
- Ри́о де Жане́йро (Río de Žanéjro)municipality
Chinese Cantonese 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢, 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢
- 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 (lei⁵ joek³ jit⁶ noi⁶ lou⁴)municipality
- 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 (lei⁵ joek³ jit⁶ noi⁶ lou⁴)state
Chinese Mandarin 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢, 里約
- 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 (Lǐyuē Rènèilú)municipality
- 里約 (Lǐyuē)municipality
- 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 (Lǐyuē Rènèilú)state
- 里約 (Lǐyuē)state
Czech Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Esperanto Rio-de-Ĵanejro, Rio-de-Ĵanejrio
- Rio-de-Ĵanejromunicipality
- Rio-de-Ĵanejriostate
Finnish Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Rio de Janeirostate
French Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Rio de Janeirostate
German Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Greek Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο
- Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο (Río nte Tzanéiro)municipality
Hawaiian Riū-Ianuali, Riū
- Riū-Ianualimunicipality
- Riūmunicipality
Hebrew ריו דה ז׳ניירו, רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ
- ריו דה ז׳ניירוmunicipality
- רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ (riu de janeiru)municipality
Hindi रियो डि जेनेरो
- रियो डि जेनेरो (riyo ḍi jenero)municipality
Hungarian Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Indonesian Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Italian Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Japanese リオデジャネイロ, リオ
- リオデジャネイロmunicipality
- リオmunicipality
Korean 리우데자네이루, 히우데자네이루
- 리우데자네이루 (Riudejaneiru)municipality
- 히우데자네이루 (hi'udejaneiru)state
Latin Rivus Ianuarii, Urbs Fluminensis
- Rivus Ianuariimunicipality
- Urbs Fluminensismunicipality
- Fluminis Ianuariistate
- Rivus Ianuariistate
Malay Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Persian ریو دو ژانیرو
- ریو دو ژانیرو (rio do žâniro)municipality
Polish Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Rio de Janeirostate
Portuguese Rio de Janeiro, Rio
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Riomunicipality
- Rio de Janeirostate
Romanian Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Russian Ри́о-де-Жане́йро, шт. Ри́о-де-Жане́йро
- Ри́о-де-Жане́йро (Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro)municipality
- шт. Ри́о-де-Жане́йро (št. Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro)state
Slovak Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
Spanish Río de Janeiro, Río de Janeiro
- Río de Janeiromunicipality
- Río de Janeirostate
Swedish Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Rio de Janeirostate
Thai รีโอเดจาเนโร
- รีโอเดจาเนโร (rii-oo-dee-jaa-nee-roo)municipality
Turkish Rio de Janeiro, Rio
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Riomunicipality
Ukrainian Ріо-де-Жане́йро
- Ріо-де-Жане́йро (Rio-de-Žanéjro)municipality
Vietnamese Rio de Janeiro, Ri-ô đơ Gia-nây-rô
- Rio de Janeiromunicipality
- Ri-ô đơ Gia-nây-rômunicipality
Cite this entry
APA
Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20de%20Janeiro
MLA
“Rio de Janeiro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20de%20Janeiro. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rio de Janeiro,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20de%20Janeiro.
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