RIO DE JANEIRO, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named 'Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea', on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.
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| AERIAL PHOTO FROM RIO DE JANEIRO AND HIGHLIGHT FOR SOME OF MOST FAMOUS PLACES |