Rio de Janeiro

English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Rio de Janeiro

/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/
/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/

Where it comes from

From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally “River of January”).

proper noun

A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil. In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts.

Translations

Every language

name state

Español	Río de Janeiro
한국어	히우데자네이루 hi'udejaneiru
中文	里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 Lǐyuē Rènèilú, 里約 Lǐyuē
Português	Rio de Janeiro
Français	Rio de Janeiro
Русский	шт. Ри́о-де-Жане́йро št. Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro
العربية	رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو riyū dī jānīrū

name municipality

Español	Río de Janeiro
한국어	리우데자네이루 Riudejaneiru
日本語	リオ
中文	里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 Lǐyuē Rènèilú, 里約 Lǐyuē
हिन्दी	रियो डि जेनेरो riyo ḍi jenero
Português	Rio de Janeiro, Rio
Français	Rio de Janeiro
Deutsch	Rio de Janeiro
Italiano	Rio de Janeiro
Ελληνικά	Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο Río nte Tzanéiro
Română	Rio de Janeiro
Русский	Ри́о-де-Жане́йро Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro
Tiếng Việt	Rio de Janeiro, Ri-ô đơ Gia-nây-rô
العربية	رِيُّو دِي جَانِيرُو riyyū dī jānīrū
עברית	ריו דה ז׳ניירו, רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ riu de janeiru

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Rio de Janeiro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rio%20de%20janeiro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rio%20de%20janeiro

Chicago

"Rio de Janeiro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rio%20de%20janeiro.

BibTeX

@misc{rio_de_janeiro_2026,
  title = {Rio de Janeiro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rio%20de%20janeiro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}