that river does not exists. its unknown what motivated they put this name in that city
Rio de Janeiro is a coastal city located in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil. It is filled with tropical wonders and a beautiful sites. It is also where the 2016 summer olympics is being held.
Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil. Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina.
Rio De Janeiro, South America.
The Rio Grande is a river that runs through the northern Chihuahuan Desert.
Rio Manzanares However, Rio Manzanares is a small river. The larger River Tagus runs to the south of Madrid through the city of Toledo.
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São Sebastião do 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.
The amazon river is the Amazon, in the north of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil´s southeast. Even though the Amazon River is some 4 thousand kilometers long, its closest point to Rio de Janeiro is still about 2500 km away.
River of January.
People from Rio de Janeiro are called cariocas.
Rio de Janeiro, which translates to "River of January" in Portuguese, received its name from the Portuguese explorers who arrived in January 1502. They mistakenly thought the Guanabara Bay was the mouth of a river, leading them to name the area "Rio de Janeiro." The name reflects the timing of their discovery rather than any actual river, as the bay is an estuary.
"Rio de Janeiro" is portuguese for "River of January"
River Of Janurary
Brazil's 2nd largest city is Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is Portuguese for River of January.
It literally translates as River of January, or "January River".