Grande Rio

Grande Rio is a large metropolitan agglomeration in the state of composed of its eponymous and the 22 other surrounding municipalities integrated to it.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
is the former capital of state, in southeastern .
The South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is where most tourists usually stay.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Baixada Fluminense and Grande Niterói.

Grande Rio

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Latitude of center
-22.9028° or 22° 54′ 10″ south
Longitude of center
-43.2078° or 43° 12′ 28″ west
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Grande Rio” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Grande Rio de Janeiro”
  • Catalan: “Grande Rio”
  • Catalan: “Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Catalan: “Regió Metropolitana de Rio de Janeiro”
  • Cebuano: “Greater Rio de Janeiro”
  • Cebuano: “Greater Rio de Janiero”
  • Chinese: “大里約熱內盧”
  • Chinese: “里約熱內盧大都會區”
  • Dutch: “Greater Rio de Janeiro”
  • French: “Région métropolitaine de Rio de Janeiro”
  • German: “Grande Rio de Janeiro”
  • German: “Grande Rio”
  • German: “Metropolregion Rio de Janeiro”
  • German: “Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro”
  • German: “RMRJ”
  • Hebrew: “ריו דה ז’ניירו רבתי”
  • Italian: “Area metropolitana di Rio de Janeiro”
  • Italian: “Regione Metropolitana di Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Rio”
  • Portuguese: “Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro”
  • Portuguese: “RMRJ”
  • Russian: “Агломерация Рио-де-Жанейро”
  • Russian: “Рио-де-Жанейро”
  • Scots: “Greater Rio de Janeiro”
  • Sinhala: “රියෝ ද ජැනයිරෝ”
  • Slovak: “Metropolitný región Rio de Janeiro”
  • Slovak: “Veľké Rio de Janeiro”
  • Slovak: “Veľké Rio”
  • Spanish: “Gran Río de Janeiro”
  • Spanish: “Región metropolitana de Río de Janeiro”
  • Swedish: “Greater Rio de Janiero”
  • Swedish: “Rio de Janeiros storstadsregion”
  • Tatar: “Рио-де-Жанейро агломерациясе”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Rio de Janeiro”
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

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