What is the capital of Rio de Janeiro?

Rio de Janeiro state's capital is the homonymous city of Rio de Janeiro. There are others 91 municipalities on RJ, and it is the 3rd smallest Brazilian state. read more

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named"Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. read more

Rio de Janeiro was a strategic city because its port. With the capital there was agile and easy to supervise the mining region. In this port were shipped the gold extracted from in Minas Gerais, Goias and Mato Grosso, transported through the Royal Road to the port, which later would arrive in Portugal. read more

Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil, South America. It cannot have a capital as it is not a country. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, not Rio de Janeiro. read more