About Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Rio de Janeiro is one of 27 units of Brazil. Situated in the eastern portion of the Southeast, having as limits the states of Minas Gerais (north and northwest), Espírito Santo (northeast) and São Paulo (southwest), as well as the Atlantic Ocean (east and south). It occupies an area of 43,696.054 km ², is slightly larger than Denmark. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro. The natural state of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro are called (from Latin flumen, literally “river”).

The most populous cities are Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu, Belford Roxo, Niteroi, Sao Joao de Meriti, Campos Goytacazes, Petrópolis, Niagara Falls, Volta Redonda, Itaboraí, Macaé, Mosque, and Cabo Frio Nova Friburgo.

Many cities stand out due to a strong tourism: Angra dos Reis Armação dos Búzios, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio, São Pedro da Aldeia, Nova Friburgo Penedo (District Itatiaia), Paraty, Petrópolis, Oyster Bay, Saquarema , Teresopolis, among others.

The state consists of two morphologically different regions: the lowlands and highlands, which run as parallel tracks, from the coast inland. Paraiba do Sul, Macaé, Guandu, Pirai, and Muriaé Carangola are the main rivers. The climate is tropical.

It is represented on the flag of the Brazilian Federation for the Beta star of the Southern Cross