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    The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival...
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    Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous...
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    international airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The airport was originally named after the neighborhood of Galeão: Praia do Galeão (Galleon Beach) is...
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    The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: MetrôRio, Portuguese pronunciation: [meˌtɾo ˈʁi.u]), commonly referred to as just the Metrô (Portuguese pronunciation:...
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  • of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro; PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro...
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    Praça Onze (category Rio de Janeiro (city))
    central region of Rio de Janeiro. It is located in the Centro district, on the border with the Cidade Nova district. The original Praça Onze de Junho (June...
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    Bangu is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a middle-class neighborhood. It is located in the western area of the city being...
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    The Carnival of Brazil (Portuguese: Carnaval do Brasil, IPA: [kaʁnaˈvaw]) is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon...
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  • Independente de Padre Miguel. He also helped found in 1984 the Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro, which has run the Rio de Janeiro Carnival...
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  • songs about Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil, or which mention the name of the city in the title or lyrics. "A Day in Rio" by Les Baxter...
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    Duque de Caxias (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈduki dʒi kaˈʃi.ɐʃ]; "Duke of Caxias") is a city on Guanabara Bay and part of Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area...
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    Três Rios (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtɾe(j)z ˈʁi.us]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. As of 2020 its population...
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    Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] , [ˈʁi.u dʒɐˈ-]) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest...
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    Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, 68 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2010 National Brazilian...
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    Pedra do Sal (English: "Rock of Salt") is a historic and religious site in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Saúde. The site was originally a quilombo...
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  • Janeiro, Brazil. In total, Beija-Flor has won 14 parades of the Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro; as general champion in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1998, 2003...
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    para o carnaval do Rio". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2009. Tudo de Samba. "Ouça os sambas para o carnaval do Rio". Archived...
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  • who grew up in Rio de Janeiro. The eponymous song "Carioca", from the 1933 film Flying Down to Rio, has become a jazz standard. Carnaval Carioca is the...
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  • Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (English: Independent League of the Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro), commonly known by the acronym...
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  • "Good-Bye". A Voz do Carnaval was sponsored by the newspaper A Noite, and displayed simultaneously at Cine Odeon in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte...
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    is a Brazilian fitness model and Carnaval dancer. Barbosa moved from her native town Campo Grande to Rio de Janeiro at the age of 16 to attend law school...
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    ˈʁoʃu]) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the metropolitan region of the city of Rio de Janeiro and was created in 1990. Its...
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    original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016. "Rei Momo, Rainha do Carnaval do Rio e Princesas são escolhidos". G1. October 12, 2016. Archived from the...
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  • Funk carioca (redirect from Funk do rio)
    funk, or even simply funk, is a hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, blending the rap subgenres of Miami bass and gangsta rap. Despite its...
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  • reporter Zaira Martins at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1984. (Note: Bonfá plays the first verse of "Manhã de Carnaval" on acoustic guitar at the end of...
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  • throughout Rio de Janeiro. One of the largest and oldest blocos is Cordão do Bola Preta, based in downtown Rio. Other large groups include Banda de Ipanema...
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    RIO DE JANEIRO (1908-1922)" (PDF). UFRJ. Silva, Fabio Henrique Monteiro (2014-12-02). "Do carnaval carioca à invenção da carioquização do carnaval de...
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    and musical style of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's capital at the time. Miranda performed a musical number in O Carnaval Cantado no Rio (1932, the first sound...
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    one of the most traditional samba schools in Brazil. It won the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval competition 20 times, second only to Portela (samba school) (with...
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    Airport (IATA: SDU, ICAO: SBRJ) is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos...
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