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Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese), is the name of both a state and a city in south-eastern Brazil. Commonly known as just Rio (particularly in English and by its inhabitants), the city is famous for samba, its hotel-lined tourist beaches Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon, and the distinctive Sugarloaf Mountain. It is located in Brazil 6,094,183 (2005 IBGE estimate), occupying an area of 1182.3 km²1.1823e+9 m²
118,230 ha
456.489 miles²

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