Rio de Janeiro means "River of January" in Portuguese. The name originates from the explorers who arrived in the area in January 1502 and mistakenly thought the Guanabara Bay was the mouth of a river.
The harbor was discovered in January. The name means river of January. It was named in Portuguese after the date the Portuguese discovered it.
Río de Janeiro ['ri.o.ðe.xa.'nei̯.ɾo] is a Brazilian city, the name means:'River of January'[x] as strong as in German "Bach".
when the portuguese "colonos" first saw the guanabara bay, they thought it was the end of a river (Rio), and since that was in January (janeiro) they named the city they founded there Rio de janeiro (January's river). The harbor was discovered in January. The name means river of January. It was named in Portuguese after the date the Portuguese discovered it.
because its river and January
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the name Yukon has come from the Yukon river witch means great river