Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the
states of
Brazil, on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of
Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital from 1764 (the first being Salvador da Bahia), and the nation's capital from
1822 to
1960.
Governor: Rosângela Matheus
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Other cities include:
- Niterói
- Petrópolis
- Campos
- Angra dos Reis
- Teresópolis
- Nova Friburgo
- Vassouras
- Volta Redonda
- Duque de Caxias
- São Gonçalo
- Cabo Frio
- Nova Iguaçu