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Q: Why is rio de janairo called river of January?
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How tall is Rio?

Given the category and the fact that 'rio' means - river / brook / stream. The answer to your question is that a river does not have a 'height'.


What is Rio Reiser's birthday?

Rio Reiser was born on January 9, 1950.


When was Rio Rivers born?

Rio Rivers was born on January 29, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


When was Renata Pitanga born?

Renata Pitanga was born on January 14, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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Rio de Janairo


Why is rio de janerio called Rio de Janeiro?

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.


What does Rio de Janeiro mean in portuguese?

It literally translates as River of January, or "January River".


This city's name means River of January?

Rio de Janeiro is Portuguese for River of January.


Why is Rio de Janeiro called river of January?

The name is due to a misunderstanding: Martim Afonso de Souza discovered the cove to January 1, 1532 and mistook it for a great river


What does Rio de janerio mean in Portuguese?

"Rio de Janeiro" is portuguese for "River of January"


What does Rio de Janeiro mean in portuguess?

River of January.


What does the name Rio de Janeiro mean?

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.


What does Rio de Janiero mean in Porteguese?

January's River.


What is a South American port which means river of January?

Rio de Janeiro


Why they called the country Uruguay?

Because of the river of that name that is between Uruguay and Argentina. But that is the River Plate, or Rio de la Plata... is there even a river called 'the Uruguay', or Rio Uruguay?


What forms the boundry between Texas and Mexico?

It is called US-Mexico border. If you mean the name of the river that defines much of that border, it is called the Rio Grande river (or Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico).