Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the
26 states of
Brazil . It has an area of 43,653km and is situated on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of
Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital as of 1763 , and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960. In the year 2000, the state population was 14,381,282.
Governor: Rosngela Matheus .
Lieutenant Governor: Luiz Paulo Conde .
Encyclopedia
Rio de Janeiro is one of the
26 states of
Brazil . It has an area of 43,653km² and is situated on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of
Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital as of 1763 , and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960. In the year 2000, the state population was 14,381,282.
Governor: Rosângela Matheus .
Lieutenant Governor: Luiz Paulo Conde .
Flag
Here the flag can be seen with, in the foreground, the
eagle, symbol of Brazil's royal family, and in the background, the rock formation
Dedo de Deus , which is visible from the city of Rio de Janeiro on a clear day.
The outer part of the coat of arms represents its agricultural richness, sugarcane and coffee .
Location
This Brazilian state is in the east of the southeastern subdivision of
Brazil, which also contains the states of
São Paulo,
Minas Gerais and
Espírito Santo. It has as its limits: The
Atlantic Ocean , the state of Espírito Santo , the state of
Minas Gerais and , and the state of
São Paulo .
Ethnic Groups
Economy
Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of the federation, after
São Paulo. Major industries include Oil extraction and refining, chemical factories, naval construction and the state is home to some of the most successful Brazilian companies, such as Petrobrás and Banco do Brasil . The income per capita is higher than the country's itself and the size of the economy is comparable to that of Chile, Ireland, Portugal and Denmark .
History
Hereditary captainships
Rio de Janeiro was originated from parts of the captainships of de Tomé and São Vicente. Between 1555 and 1567, the territory was busy with the Frenchmen, who intended to install a colony,
France Antarctique. Aiming at to prevent the occupation of the Frenchmen, in March 1565, the city of
Rio de Janeiro was established by Estácio de Sá.
In the 17th century, cattle and sugar cane stimulated the city's progress which was definitively assured when the port started to export the extracted gold of
Minas Gerais in 18 century. In 1763, Rio de Janeiro was became the headquarters of the Colonial Brazil and the capital of the colony. With the change of the royal family for Brazil, in 1808, the region very was benefited with urban reforms to shelter the Portuguese. Inside of the promoted changes they are distinguished: the transference of agencies of public administration and justice, the creation of new churches, hospitals, foundation of the first bank of the country - the
Banco do Brasil - and the Imprensa Régia, with the Gazette do Rio of Janeiro. In following years had also appeared the Jardim Botânico, Academia Real Militar.
Thus, a process of cultural introduction, influenced not only by the arrival of the Royal Family, but also by the presence of European artists who had been hired to register the society and Brazilian nature. In this same time, was born the Escola Real de Ciências, Artes e Ofícios .
The Neutral City
In 1834, the city of Rio de Janeiro was transformed into neutral city, remaining as capital of the country, while the captainships passed to being provinces, with its headquarters in Niterói, a neighbor city. In 1889, the city was changed into capital of the Republic, the neutral city in federal district and the province in State. With the change of the capital for Brasilia, in 1960, the city of Rio de Janeiro became the State of Guanabara.
The new State of Rio de Janeiro
In 1975, the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro were merged under the name of Rio de Janeiro, with the city of Rio de Janeiro as state capital. The symbols of the former State of Rio de Janeiro were preserved, while the symbols of Guanabara were attributed to the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Cities
Other cities include:
*Angra dos Reis
*Aperibé
*Araruama
*Areal
*Armação dos Búzios
*Arraial do Cabo
*Barra do Piraí
*Barra Mansa
*Belford Roxo
*Bom Jardim
*Bom Jesus do Itabapoana
*Cabo Frio
*Cachoeiras de Macacu
*Cambuci
*Campos dos Goytacazes
*Cantagalo
*Carapebus
*Cardoso Moreira
*Carmo
*Casimiro de Abreu
*Comendador Levy Gasparian
*Conceição de Macabu
*Cordeiro
*Duas Barras
*Duque de Caxias
*Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin
*Guapimirim
*Iguaba Grande
*Itaboraí
*Itaguaí
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*Italva
*Itaocara
*Itaperuna
*Itatiaia
*Japeri
*Laje do Muriaé
*Macaé
*Macuco
*Magé
*Mangaratiba
*Maricá
*Mendes
*Miguel Pereira
*Miracema
*Natividade
*Nilópolis
*Niterói
*Nova Friburgo
*Nova Iguaçu
*Paracambi
*Paraíba do Sul
*Parati
*Paty do Alferes
*Petrópolis
*Pinheiral
*Piraí
*Porciúncula
*Porto Real
*Quatis
*Queimados
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*Quissamã
*Resende
*Rio Bonito
*Rio Claro
*Rio das Flores
*Rio das Ostras
*Santa Maria Madalena
*Santo Antônio de Pádua
*São Fidélis
*São Francisco de Itabapoana
*São Gonçalo
*São João da Barra
*São João de Meriti
*São José de Ubá
*São José do Vale do Rio Preto
*São Pedro da Aldeia
*São Sebastião do Alto
*Sapucaia
*Saquarema
*Seropédica
*Silva Jardim
*Sumidouro
*Tanguá
*Teresópolis
*Trajano de Morais
*Três Rios
*Valença
*Varre-Sai
*Vassouras
*Volta Redonda
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See also
List of Governors of Rio de Janeiro
Notes
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