Janeiro

He stood along the coast of South Aftteriea, and on the first of January one thousand five hundred and sixteen, entered a river which he called Janeiro* where an extensive commerce is now carried on.

The History of America 1812

Moving south, Rio de Janeiro is the least probable city I've ever visited: it's an act of bravura urbanisation, a modern city draped over a coastal mountain range.

MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building 2009

Much in the same way that Raymond Chandler evoked the spirit and eccentricities of Los Angeles in his books, Rio de Janeiro is an important character in your mysteries.

Speaking with Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, author of A Window in Copacabana, the most recent book in the acclaimed Inspector Espinosa series 2010

Ronaldo Lemos, the director of the Center for Technology & Society at the Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School in Rio de Janeiro, is a leading advocate for Creative Commons and open access to knowledge.

Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: Markets, Mobiles and the ability to make culture 2009

Rio de Janeiro is a city in southeastern Brazil and is famous for its samba, hotel lined beaches and carnival celebrations.

Beautiful Times Square Panorama 2006

It may be of some surprise to you when I tell you that Brazil's capital, Rio de Janeiro, is a city of nearly 3 millions of people.

Modern Brazil 1956

We arrived in Rio at night on the 1st of February 2010 (little did we know that Rio de Janeiro translates to River of January) and checked into our hostel "Walk on a Beach".

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

We arrived in Rio at night on the 1st of February 2010 (little did we know that Rio de Janeiro translates to River of January) and checked into our hostel "Walk on a Beach".

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

I live in São Paulo the biggest city in Brazil, but I don’t know, Rio de Janeiro is fabulous.

Beautiful Times Square Panorama 2006

Fast, furious and ultra-violent, “City of God,” Fernando Meirelles’ tale of two boys growing up in a seedy neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, is said to have the same gritty feel of Amores Perros and even “Goodfellas.”

Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2004