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	Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rio de Janeiro's waterfront and the Morro de Castello from the Ilha das Cobras in 1919 by Harriet Chalmers Adams
		Rio was maintained as Brazilian capital after the military overthrew the monarchy and imposed a republic in 1889.
		Rio de Janeiro is also a paradise for rock climbers, with hundreds of routes all over the town, ranging from easy boulders to highly technical big walls climbs, all inside the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rio_de_Janiero (2542 words)

	Rio de Janeiro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Rio de Janeiro is located at 22 degrees, 54 minutes south (An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator) latitude, 43 degrees 14 minutes west (An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator) longitude.
		Rio was maintained as Brazilian capital after the military overthrew the (An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority) monarchy and imposed a republic in 1889.
		Rio de Janeiro is also the paradise for (A climber of vertical rock faces) rock climbers, with hundreds of routes all over the town, raging from easy boulders to highly technical big walls climbs, all inside the city.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/rio_de_janeiro.htm (2006 words)

	Rio de Janeiro
		Rio de Janeiro ("River of January") is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil.
		The bay where Rio de Janeiro is located (Guanabara) was discovered by Europeans on January 1, 1502, by a Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos; he named it "Rio" because he thought it was a river mouth rather than a bay.
		The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded on March 1, 1565 in honour to King Sebastian.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/rio_de_janeiro.html (1015 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rio de Janeiro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A Rio de Janeiro favela A favela, picture by Ben Ateva Favela is a term commonly used in Brazil to describe areas such as shanty towns or slums.
		Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva (born 16 October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress.
		Carlos Frederico Werneck Lacerda was a Brazilian journalist and politician, born in 1914 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rio-de-Janeiro (7840 words)

	Rio de Janeiro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Rio de Janeiro is located at 22 degrees, 54 minutes south latitude, 43 degrees 14 minutes west longitude ().
		The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedition led by Italian Amerigo Vespucci in January of 1501.
		The southern zone of Rio de Janeiro is composed of several districts, amongst them are São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema, Arpoador, Copacabana, Leme, Botafogo and Flamengo which composes Rio's famous beach coastline.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Rio-de-Janeiro.htm (1997 words)

	Rio de Janeiro Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The international tourist crowd take advantage of Rio's ritzy side - there are innumerable opportunities to be decadent.
		Carnaval is often a more important consideration than weather for travellers deciding when to come to Rio.
		Rio's famous statue of Christ as Redeemer, standing tall, arms wide, on Corcovado Mountain, is 30m (98ft) high, and weighs 1145 tons (1038726 kg).
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/south-america/brazil/rio-de-janeiro (285 words)

	Rio de Janiero Statement on Methods of Bible Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Rio de Janiero Statement on Methods of Bible Study
		At the 1986 Annual Council meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, church leaders representing all the world fields approved the report of the General Conference's "Methods of Bible Study Committee (GCC-A).
		This statement is addressed to all members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with the purpose of providing guidelines on how to study the Bible, both for the trained biblical scholar and others.
	www.bibleonly.org /study/method.html (3193 words)

	Rio de Janiero
		Christ the Redeemer is a world famous granite statue that overlooks Rio with his arms outstretched on the top Corvocado Mountain.
		The statue is visible throughout most parts Rio during the day and night.
		Below is a picture of me, and Ipanema behind me. Ipanema is the most expensive place in Rio, parly because they have beatiful beaches on one side, and the bay on the other.
	www.williammetzger.com /rio2.html (139 words)

	Rio de Janiero, City Guide
		Rio de Janeiro considers itself the art and cultural center of the continent.
		Rio for Partiers dot com is part of a hard copy travel guide of Rio written for the younger tourist but anyone can discover a wealth of great insight and fun info.
		Rio's Celebration is second to none and is the other period you need to reserve your hotel room well in advance The awesome beach fireworks explode from nine different locations at midnight.
	www.carnaval.com /cityguides/brazil/rio/rio.htm (3693 words)

	Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janiero - NDTV.com - News on Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janiero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Rio de Janeiro's famous carnival celebration officially opened on Friday.
		The Princess of Carnival is Cristiane Hani, 21, a primary school teacher in Rio.
		A highlight is the spectacle at Rio's Sambadrome, where the city's 14 major samba schools put on million-dollar parades on Sunday and Monday nights.
	www.ndtv.com /morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Carnival+kicks+off+in+Rio+de+Janiero&id=67957 (222 words)

	Aikido Nippon Kan AHAN Brazil Project Report
		A very popular tourist destination in Rio de Janiero is Sugar Loaf Mountain, where thousands of tourists per year ride the tram to the top of the mountain to view the spectacular scenery Rio is famous for.
		AHAN Rio de Janeiro is the first Aikido based official non-profit organization of its kind in Brazil.
		One of AHAN Rio’s primary goals as a new official non-profit organization is to support the growth of Aikido dojos in low income areas in and around Rio.
	www.nippon-kan.org /ahan/ahan_brazil_2003/rio-brazil_2003.html (970 words)

	Rio De Janiero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		To the left is the Rio de Janeiro most people know.
		Rio was, after Salvador, the capital of Brazil.
		Rio, unlike Brasilia, is not a highly planned city.
	www.e-trip.com /saopaulo/rio1.htm (238 words)

	Subways and Tramways In Brasil: Rio de Janiero
		Subways and Tramways In Brasil: Rio de Janiero
		Rio's metro, opened in 1979, encompasses 25.5 km, 2 lines and 24 stations.
		And, Rio's Silvestre streetcar line abandoned 32 years ago was completely rebuilt and reopened in September, 1998.
	www.subways.net /brasil/rio.htm (300 words)

	Rio De Janeiro Hotels, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro Hotel Reservations, Discount Hotels in Rio De Janeiro
		Cosmopolitan city, Brazil’s capital for almost 200 years, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most main culture centers on the country, with a lot of cinemas, theaters, museums, rooms of concert, show houses, art galleries and libraries.
		Another postal card on Rio de Janeiro is a hill in the entrance of Guanabara bay.
		Walking around Jardim Botânico (Botanical Garden), walking under the shadows of alleys of palms, breathing the clean air and the peace of tree-lined streets is one of the most indicated programmes to scape from the heat.
	www.stayxs.com /brazil/rio.html (526 words)

	Sheraton Rio de Janiero
		I would personally recomend in RIO to stay at the Le Meridian which has some good deals, Sheraton is overpriced, and in a remote location in Leblon.
		I stay there every time I go to Rio for business and whereas one should always take care (ie use common security sense) when walking in public areas in Brazil the "standard" crime advisories are generally overstating the risk.
		Rio is more of a pick pocket's and jewellery thief's haven where after a good scare with a knife renders you a little poorer, but in Sao Paulo its shoot first and take the wallet afterwards.
	www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=171205 (1482 words)

	Rio de Janeiro - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		COPPE/UFRJ - the largest post-graduate and research center in Engineering in Latin America (part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
		Wikitravel, the free travel guide, Rio de Janeiro
		da:Rio de Janeiro de:Rio de Janeiro es:Rio de Janeiro eo:Rio-de-Ĵanejro fr:Rio de Janeiro gl:Rio de Janeiro nl:Rio de Janeiro ja:リオデジャネイロ市 no:Rio de Janeiro pl:Rio de Janeiro pt:Rio de Janeiro (cidade) ro:Rio de Janiero fi:Rio de Janeiro sv:Rio de Janeiro
	open-encyclopedia.com /Rio_de_Janeiro (1296 words)

	Testamonials - Rio de Janiero!
		I felt relatively safe in most of the areas I visited, and I think Rio's reputation as violent is really unfair.
		Julio is an engineer and his wife is an architect and they have combined their talents to transform their home into one of the best Pousadas in Buzios.
		Although I was in Rio before the carnival season began, preparations were well underway at several Samba Schools.
	www.cheap-trips.org /stories/rio.php (827 words)

	BRAZZIL - News from Brazil - Street Children in Brazil - September 95 cover story
		In the years after passage of the Statute the world was shocked by the massacre of 8 street children in the Candelária massacre in Rio de Janeiro.
		In 1994, of 570 children and adolescents killed by gunshot in Rio, a total of 344 were under the age of 11.
		Tânia de Almeida, head judge of Duque de Caxias Court, a municipal court in the Rio-area, recently, at a meeting of child advocates during the United Nations Social Summit in Denmark, spoke about the cycle of impunity that allows the murders to continue.
	www.brazzil.com /cvrsep95.htm (3554 words)

	TDF TRAVEL New Years Eve in Rio de Janiero 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		From this peak the view of the city of Rio, the bay, and the ocean is breathtaking.
		Founded in 1590 by monks from Bahia, the Benedictine Monastery of Rio de Janeiro was built in response to the wishes of the city's early citizens.
		Located in the heart of Rio’s newly renovated Lapa district, Rio Scenario is an antique gallery by day which is transformed each night into a classic old style Rio dance hall.
	www.tdf.org /travel/brazilnye_itin.html (1763 words)

	ipanema.com ALL ABOUT COPACABANA, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Virtual Citytour
		It was installed in a chapel that would later be demolished for the construction of Forte de Copacabana.
		Rio's most glamorous hotel, Copacabana Palace has played a major role in the social and cultural life of Rio de Janeiro since it opened its doors, in the early 20's.
		The fireworks cascade along Forte de Copacabana is one of the highlights of the New Year's Eve festival.
	www.ipanema.com /citytour/copa.htm (1175 words)

	Rio De Janiero and Sao Paulo Seminar Report
		Nippon Kan is unique in the fact that it is staffed by volunteers who serve as instructors, office staff and organizers for the many community projects Nippon Kan is involved in.
		This seminar in Rio was an AHAN fundraising seminar for the Obra do Berco orphanage, so there were information pamphlets and before and after photos of the facility displayed at the seminar.
		After spending a week in Rio de Janerio, we moved on to Sao Paulo, which was quite a contrast.
	www.nippon-kan.org /ahan/ahan_brazil/rudys_article/brazil_rport_rudy.html (1128 words)

	Finn Gold Cup 2004 - Rio de Janiero
		Milestones in sailing don't come along every day, but today in Rio de Janeiro, there was a very special milestone.
		Rio de Janeiro has certainly put on a show to be proud of over the past 7 days and the Finn Gold Cup was just one of many preparatory events for the 2007 Pan-American Games.
		Rio has showed that it is a place which can be very tricky.
	www.northsailsod.co.uk /reports/goldcup04.html (1362 words)

	www.ipanema.com RIO DE JANEIRO FOR BEGINNERS - USEFUL & PRACTICAL INFORMATION
		Rio for Beginners is your introduction to the Marvelous City.
		Once you set your watch to Rio's time zone, you are ready to start exploring the city.
		Pictorial Tours of Rio is a photo guide to the city with hundreds of original images and insider's tips.
	ipanema.com /rio/basics/e/home.htm (408 words)

	Home Page
		The spirit of the Sister Cities Program is expressed in the purpose of the Atlanta - Rio de Janeiro Sister City Committee: to facilitate increased contact and exchanges between the cities of Atlanta, Georgia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
		A Board of Alderman’s resolution extended an invitation to the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to become a sister city to Atlanta.
		Carter’s effort evolved from an agreement with Erasmo Martins Pedro, Vice Governor of the former state of Guanabara in which Rio de Janeiro was located, that the two cities were very much alike in their international recognition and beauty.
	apps.atlantaga.gov /sister/Rio/index1.htm (1252 words)

	Dead Rats Bring $1 A Pound In Rio De Janiero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - In a Brazilian city where rats outnumber humans 10 to 1, city hall will pay residents for all the dead rodents they can find as part of a new campaign aimed at eliminating the vermin.
		"I don't have any doubts but that people are going to start raising rats in order to survive," Jorge Darze, the president of Rio de Janeiro's doctors association, told local media.
		In Nova Iguacu -- a poor, sprawling city of 750,500 just north of Rio de Janeiro -- less than half the homes have regular garbage pickup or sewer access and, as a result, there are 10 rats for every human, according to officials.
	www.rense.com /general16/redej.htm (310 words)

	Rio De Janiero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This is Rio's greatest vantage point with which to admire the beauty of the city.
		The statue was a gift from the French to Rio and Brazil.
		It is something that I always remembered as giving me comfort that all was OK when I was a child growing up in Rio.
	www.e-trip.com /saopaulo/rio2.htm (389 words)

	PlanetRider Travel Directory > South America > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Browse though pages and pages of info on travel in Rio, with a guide for beginners, a gay guide to the city, a fun section on Carnival, tempting photos, and much more.
		Rio's C&VB has created an attractive, if stuffy, guide to its gorgeous city.
		Don't miss "Rio Virtual" for stunning photos of Carnival, the city, its places and people.
	www.planetrider.com /travel-guide.cfm/Destinations/South_America/Brazil/Rio_de_Janeiro.htm (357 words)

	RIO GAY GUIDE - insider's guide to GLBT Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Rio de Janeiro, the Marvelous City, is a destination that has always excited the imagination of the gay and lesbian traveler.
		Go to Farme Gay in Ipanema, a little to the east of cross-street Farme de Amoedo.
		This spot attracts local TV stars, gays and lesbians, international celebrities but, most of all, this is Barbie land.
	www.riogayguide.com (476 words)

	Rio de Janiero
		There is a laid back rivalry between the Paulistas (as the inhabitants of Sao Paulo are called) and the Cariocas (as the people of Rio are known).
		The entire process takes a fraction of a second and a field full of these sugarcane samurai, advancing twenty or thirty abreast in one unified, ritual movement, is a singular sight.
		Later, we're gazing at each other in a drunken, samba-like, Rio de Janeiro sort of way when a dog walks up and licks my hand.
	www.ralphmag.org /sand2.html (2798 words)

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