Goiás

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin but possibly an Old Tupi endonym.

ubor

A city and municipality of the state of Goiás, Brazil, and its former capital.


Goiás

[ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

From earlier Goyaz, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "equal individual" or "people of same origin". Some traditions refer to a mythical tribe called the "Goiases".

Goiás (a city in the state of Goias, Brazil, and its former capital)


Rio de Janeiro

/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/

/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Rio de Janeiro.wav

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

bor

A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil.


Rio de Janeiro

de-proper noun

Rio de Janeiro n (proper noun, genitive Rio de Janeiros or (optionally with an article) Rio de Janeiro)

Rio de Janeiros (genitive)
Rio de Janeiro (genitive with-article)

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil


Rio de Janeiro

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

ubor

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil)


Rio de Janeiro

[ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu]

[ˈʁi.u ðɨ ʒɐˈnɐj.ɾu]

Literally, “river of January”. The city was named after the Guanabara Bay (the word rio, which in modern Portuguese means “river”, could also mean other water bodies such as bays in the 16th century) and the date it was discovered by Portuguese founders: January 1, 1502.

Tinha a pretensão de conhecer todo o Rio de Janeiro e os podres de cada um em particular.

1890, Aluizio Azevedo, chapter II, in O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 36:


São Paulo

Saint Paul
São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
Tietê River

From Portuguese, named after Saint Paul. Doublet of Saint Paul. The city was originally named "São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga" meaning "Saint Paul of the fields of Piratininga". "Piratininga" comes from Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) and Old Tupi tininga (“to dry”) meaning "dried fish", after the fish that would be stranded on the shore of the Tietê River after a flood and left to dry out.

A municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil.


São Paulo

Borrowed from Portuguese, named after Saint Paul.

Et pourtant São Paulo ne m'a jamais paru laide : c'était une ville sauvage comme le sont toutes les villes américaines, à l'exception peut-être de Washington, D.C., [...]

1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, chapter XI, in Tristes Tropiques, Plon, published 1993, →ISBN, page 108; republished as John Weightman, Doreen Weightman, transl., Tristes Tropiques, Penguin, 2011, →ISBN:

— And yet I never thought that São Paulo was ugly: it was a‘wild’ town, as are all American towns, with the possible exception of Washington, D.C., …

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


São Paulo

de-proper noun

São Paulo n (proper noun, genitive São Paulos or (optionally with an article) São Paulo)

São Paulos (genitive)
São Paulo (genitive with-article)
Sao Paulo (alternative)


São Paulo

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Christian apostle Saint Paul.


São Paulo

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpaʊ̯.lu]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpaʊ̯.lu]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpaʊ̯.lo]

Saint Paul
pt:São Paulo
pt:São Paulo (estado)


São Paulo

Borrowed from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Saint Paul.


Rio Branco

A municipality, the state capital of Acre, Brazil.


Rio Branco

[ˈχiʊ̯ ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]

a municipality, the state capital of Acre, Brazil


Maceió

A municipality, the state capital of Alagoas, Brazil.


Maceió

a municipality, the state capital of Alagoas, Brazil


Macapá

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Macapá, from Língua Geral Amazônica.

bor+

A municipality, the state capital of Amapá, Brazil.


Macapá

According to Navarro, an apocope of Língua Geral Amazônica macapaba (literally “place of “macaba” (Oenocarpus sp.)”).

der

Macapá (a municipality, the state capital of Amapá, Brazil)


Manaus

Borrowed from Portuguese Manaus, after the Manáo, a native Lokono tribe of the Amazon. Manáo is said to mean mother of the gods.

A municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil.


Manaus

Manaus (a municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil)


Salvador

From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.

doublet

A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.


Salvador

Salvador (a municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil)


Salvador

[saɫ.βɐˈðoɾ]


Fortaleza

A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.


Fortaleza

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).

ellipsis

Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)


Vitória

A municipality, the state capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

व्हिटोरिया

Brazilian state capital of Espírito Santo


Vitória

a municipality, the state capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil


Goiânia

A municipality, the state capital of Goiás, Brazil.


Goiânia

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.njɐ]

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ɡoɪ̯ˈɐ̃.njɐ]

Goiânia (a municipality, the state capital of Goiás, Brazil)


São Luis

State capital of Maranhão, Brazil, population 998,385 (2006 IBGE)


Cuiabá

A municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil.


Cuiabá

Cuiabá (a municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil)


Campo Grande

Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul#English

A municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.


Campo Grande

/ˈkɐ̃.pu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈkɐ̃.pu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

/ˈkɐ̃.pu ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ˈkɐ̃.pu ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

a municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil


Belo Horizonte

From Portuguese Belo Horizonte (“Beautiful Horizon”).

bor

A municipality, the state capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil.


Belo Horizonte

de-proper noun

Belo Horizonte n (proper noun, genitive Belo Horizontes or (optionally with an article) Belo Horizonte)

Belo Horizontes (genitive)
Belo Horizonte (genitive with-article)


Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte (a municipality, the state capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil)


Belém

Borrowed from Portuguese Belém. Doublet of Bethlehem.

A municipality, the state capital of Pará, Brazil.


Belém

From Old Galician-Portuguese Belen, from Latin Bēthlehemum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בּית לחם (bet lékhem).

Belém (a city, the state capital of Pará, Brazil)


João Pessoa

A municipality, the state capital of Paraíba, Brazil.


João Pessoa

[ʒʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peˈso.ɐ]

[ˈʒwɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peˈso.ɐ]

[ʒʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peˈso.ɐ]

[ˈʒwɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peˈso.ɐ]

[ʒʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peˈso.a]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨˈso.ɐ/

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨˈso.ɐ/

Named after former governor of Paraíba João Pessoa (1878–1930).

named-after

João Pessoa (a municipality, the state capital of Paraíba, Brazil)


Curitiba

A municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil.


Curitiba

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
* Old Tupi kurityba (“Paraná pine gathering”)
* Guaraní kuri'yty, corruption of kuri'yndy (“grove of Paraná pines”)

bor

Coritiba (alternative archaic)
Curityba (alternative obsolete)
Corityba (alternative obsolete)

Curitiba (a municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)


Recife

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

bor+

The veranda was shaded by the roof, and from the shade you could see [...] the skyscrapers and the tower blocks of the city of Recife.

2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), pages 229-230:

A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.


Recife

Recife (a municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil)


Recife

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”). Doublet of arrecife.


Teresina

A municipality, the state capital of Piauí, Brazil.


Teresina

a municipality, the state capital of Piauí, Brazil


Porto Alegre

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

पोर्तू आलेग्री

Brazilian state capital of Rio Grande do Sul


Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre (a municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)


Porto Velho

A municipality, the state capital of Rondônia, Brazil.


Porto Velho

a municipality, the state capital of Rondônia, Brazil


Boa Vista

From Portuguese boa vista. Doublet of Buena Vista.

A municipality, the state capital of Roraima, Brazil.


Boa Vista

Boa Vista (a municipality, the state capital of Roraima, Brazil)


Florianópolis

From Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis.

A municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

फ्लोरियानॉपोलिस

Brazilian state capital of Santa Catarina


Florianópolis

The city was named after Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895), the second president of Brazil, with the addition of the suffix -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Before 1893, the city was known as Desterro.

named-after

Florianópolis (a municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil)


Aracaju

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Aracaju, from Old Tupi Arákaîu, from ará (“macaw”) + akaîu (“cashew”), literally “cashew of the macaw(s)”.

af

A municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil.


Aracaju

/ɐ.ɾɐ.kɐˈʒu/

Aracaju (a municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil)


Palmas

A municipality, the state capital of Tocantins, Brazil.


Palmas

a municipality, the state capital of Tocantins, Brazil


Brasilia

Distrito Federal
Distrito Federal#English

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the state capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


聖

(Brazil) short for 聖州 (“São Paulo (a state of Brazil)”) or short for 聖市 (“São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)”)


Formosa

desc

→⇒ New Latin: Oncomelania hupensis formosana

/fɔːˈməʊ.sə/

Formosa (disambiguation)
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies

From Portuguese Formosa, as in Ilha Formosa (literally “Beautiful Island”) and Vila Formosa da Imperatriz (literally “Beautiful Town of the Empress”), from formosa (“beautiful”), from Latin fōrmōsus (“beautiful, well-formed”), from fōrma (“form, shape”) + -ōsus (“-ose: full of”). The Brazilian city is named in honor of the empress Teresa Cristina in the 1840s.


Бразилиа

Брази́лиа (canonical)
Brazília (romanization)


Natal

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal.

Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte#English

A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.


Natal

→ English: Natal

From Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.

a municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Сан-Паулу

Kazakh alphabets#Arabic script
Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script
Kazakh alphabets#Latin script
kk:Сан-Паулу

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


Сан-Паулу

head

Сан-Па́улу • (San-Páulu)

mn-proper noun

Сан-Па́улу • (San-Páulu)

Сан-Па́улу (canonical)
San-Páulu (romanization)

mn:Сан-Паулу

Сан-‧Па́у‧лу

Сан ‧Па́у‧лу


Сан-Паулу

ru-proper noun

Сан-Па́улу • (San-Páulu) m inan (indeclinable)

ru:Сан-Паулу


Сан-Паулу

uk-proper noun

Сан-Пау́лу • (San-Paúlu) m inan (indeclinable)

Сан-Пау́лу (canonical)
San-Paúlu (romanization)

uk:Сан-Паулу


Рио де Жанеиро

sh-proper noun

Рио де Жанеиро m (Latin spelling Rio de Žaneiro)

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Rio de Žaneiro

Rio de Žaneiro m (Cyrillic spelling Рио де Жанеиро)

Рио де Жанеиро (Cyrillic)


Рио-де-Жанейро

ru-proper noun

Ри́о-де-Жане́йро

Ри́о-де-Жане́йро • (Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro) m inan (indeclinable)

Ри́о-де-Жане́йро (canonical)
Río-dɛ-Žanɛ́jro (romanization)

ru:Рио-де-Жанейро


Brasília

A municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.


Brasília

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


Brasília

de-proper noun

Brasília n (proper noun, genitive Brasílias or (optionally with an article) Brasília)

Brasílias (genitive)
Brasília (genitive with-article)


Brasília

Brasília (nominative singular)
Brasílii (genitive singular)
Brasílii (dative singular)
Brasílię (accusative singular)
Brasílią (instrumental singular)
Brasílii (locative singular)
Brasílio (singular vocative)


Três Lagoas

Borrowed from Portuguese Três Lagoas (literally “three ponds”).

bor+

A city in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.


里約熱內盧

ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄝ ㄖㄜˋ ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄨˊ

ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄝ ㄖㄜˋ ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄨˊ

Лиюэ Жэнэйлу

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹ lu³⁵/

/lei̯¹³ jœːk̚³ jiːt̚² nɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² lai³³⁻²¹ lɔ²³/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹ lu³⁵/

/lei̯¹³ jœːk̚³ jiːt̚² nɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Yǒu Lǐyuērènèilú jīngchéng, zuìhǎo wān chuán chù, duō yǒu wàiguórén dào cǐ mǎimài, chuánzhī rú yǐ jù.

有里約熱內盧京城，最好灣船處，多有外國人到此買賣，船隻如蟻聚。

有里约热内卢京城，最好湾船处，多有外国人到此买卖，船只如蚁聚。


São Vicente

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

a city and municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Բրազիլիա

Brazilia (romanization)
Բրազիլիա (nominative singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայի (dative singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայից (ablative singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայում (locative singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիան (Brazilian definite nominative singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիային (dative definite singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիաս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիադ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բրազիլիայումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Պրազիլ (alternative Western-Armenian)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Բրազիլիաները / Բրազիլիաներն

Բրազիլիաների

Բրազիլիաներին

Բրազիլիաներից

Բրազիլիաներով

Բրազիլիայում

Բրազիլիաներում

Բրազիլիաներս

Բրազիլիաներիս

Բրազիլիայիցս

Բրազիլիաներիցս

Բրազիլիայովս

Բրազիլիաներովս

Բրազիլիայումս

Բրազիլիաներումս

Բրազիլիաներդ

Բրազիլիաներիդ

Բրազիլիայիցդ

Բրազիլիաներիցդ

Բրազիլիայովդ

Բրազիլիաներովդ

Բրազիլիայումդ

Բրազիլիաներումդ


Santa Cruz

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

Places in Brazil:
A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.


브라질리아

[pɯɾa̠d͡ʑiʎʎia̠]


Salvatore

From Latin Salvātōrem (“savior”). Compare Sicilian Sarbaturi, Spanish Salvador.

Salvador (a municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil)


Μπραζίλια

head

Μπραζίλια • (Brazília) f

el:Μπραζίλια


Brazília

sk-proper noun

Brazília f (genitive singular Brazílie, declension pattern of ulica)

Brazílie (genitive singular)
ulica (declension-pattern-of)


Brazilija

lt-proper noun

Brazi̇̀lija f (uncountable, relational adjective brazi̇̀liškas, demonym brazi̇̀las, female demonym brazi̇̀lė) stress pattern 1

Brazi̇̀lija (canonical feminine stress-pattern-1)
brazi̇̀liškas (adjective relational)
brazi̇̀las (demonym)
brazi̇̀lė (demonym feminine)
Brazi̇̀lija (nominative)
Brazi̇̀lijos (genitive)
Brazi̇̀lijai (dative)
Brazi̇̀liją (accusative)
Brazi̇̀lija (instrumental)
Brazi̇̀lijoje (locative)
Brazi̇̀lija (vocative)

[brɐˈzʲɪlʲɪjɛ]


Brazilija

sh-proper noun

Bràzīlija or Brazȋlija f (Cyrillic spelling Бра̀зӣлија or Брази̑лија)

Bràzīlija (canonical)
Brazȋlija (canonical feminine)
Бра̀зӣлија (Cyrillic)
Брази̑лија (Cyrillic)
Bràzīlija (nominative singular)
Bràzīlijē (genitive singular)
Bràzīliji (dative singular)
Bràzīliju (accusative singular)
Bràzīlijo (singular vocative)
Bràzīliji (locative singular)
Bràzīlijōm (instrumental singular)

Borrowed from German Brasília, from Portuguese Brasília.


Сальвадор

kk-proper noun

Сальвадор • (Salvador)

Kazakh alphabets#Arabic script
Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script
Kazakh alphabets#Latin script
kk:Сальвадор

Salvador (the capital city of the state of Bahia, Brazil)


Сальвадор

ru-proper noun+

сальвадо́рский

Сальвадо́р • (Salʹvadór) m inan (genitive Сальвадо́ра, relational adjective сальвадо́рский)

Сальвадо́р (canonical)
Salʹvadór (romanization)
Сальвадо́ра (genitive)
сальвадо́рский (adjective relational)
Сальвадо́р (nominative singular)
Сальвадо́ра (genitive singular)
Сальвадо́ру (dative singular)
Сальвадо́р (accusative singular)
Сальвадо́ром (instrumental singular)
Сальвадо́ре (prepositional singular)
Сальвадо́ръ (alternative)

Ru-Сальвадор.ogg


サンパウロ

[sã̠mpa̠ɯ̟ɾo̞]

From Portuguese São Paulo (literally “Saint Paul”). Doublet of サン゠ポール (San-Pōru), サン・パブロ (San Paburo), and セントポール (Sento Pōru).

doublet

ja:サンパウロ (曖昧さ回避)

サンパウロ サンパウロ#Japanese

サンパウロ, 聖市: São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


ブラジリア

[bɯ̟ɾa̠ʑiɾʲia̠]


Serra

a municipality, the largest city in Espírito Santo, Brazil


Castro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Castro, from castro (“fortification”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Castro.
The municipality in Brazil was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Melo e Castro.

named-after

a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


برازيليا

ar-proper noun

بْرَازِيلِيَا

بْرَازِيلِيَا • (brāzīliyā) f

بْرَازِيلِيَا (canonical)
brāzīliyā (romanization)


Guimarães

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ɡi.mɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Guimarães, from Early Medieval Latin [Vīlla] Vīmarānem. Cognate with Galician Guimarans and Guimaréns.

inh+

a city and municipality of Maranhão, Brazil


Santarém

A city and municipality of Pará, Brazil.


Santarém

[sɐ̃.taˈɾẽɪ̯̃]

/sɐ̃.tɐˈɾɐ̃j̃/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santaren, after Visigothic saint Santa Irene.


Alcobaça

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُبَّةَ (al-qubbata, “dome”). The Brazilian city is named after the Portuguese city of Alcobaça, Leiria.

bor+

a city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil


Braziljo

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the state capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


Floripa

nickname for Florianópolis: a city and municipality, the capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Leópolis

English: Leopolis


Bride of the Sea

Nickname for Rio Grande: a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.


巴西利亞

ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/paː⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² aː³³/

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/paː⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² aː³³/


聖保羅

ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ pou̯³⁵ lɔː²¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ pou̯³⁵ lɔː²¹/

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


Foz do Iguaçu

Foz do Iguaçu (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Riviéthe dé Janvyi

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


ساو باولو

ar-proper noun

سَاو بَاوْلُو

سَاو بَاوْلُو • (sāw bāwlō) f

سَاو بَاوْلُو (canonical)
sāw bāwlō (romanization)
سَاو بَاوْلُو (definite informal invariable singular)
سَاو بَاوْلُو (definite invariable nominative singular)
سَاو بَاوْلُو (accusative definite invariable singular)
سَاو بَاوْلُو (definite genitive invariable singular)

ar-decl-noun

سَاو بَاوْلُو

a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil


ريو دي جانيرو

ar-proper noun

رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو

رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو • (riyō dī jānērō) f

رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (canonical)
riyō dī jānērō (romanization)
رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (definite informal invariable singular)
رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (definite invariable nominative singular)
رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (accusative definite invariable singular)
رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو (definite genitive invariable singular)

ar-decl-noun

رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو


Petrópolis

English: Petropolis

Hunsrik: Pëtroplis

New Latin: Petropolis

From Latin Petrus + -polis, after its founder Pedro II of Brazil.

Petropolis (a city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Almirante Tamandaré

[aɫ.miˈɾɐ̃.tɨ tɐ.mɐ̃.dɐˈɾɛ]

After Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Viscount and Marquis of Tamandaré


Apucarana

From Kaingang apó (“the base”) + caarã (“forest-like”) + anã (“huge”).

Apucarana (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Arapongas

/ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐʃ/

From arapongas (“bare-throated bellbirds”).

Arapongas (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Assis Chateaubriand

[ɐˈsi ʃaˌto.βɾiˈɐ̃]

[ɐˈsi ʃaˌtoˈβɾjɐ̃]

[ɐˈsi ʃaˌto.βɾiˈɐ̃]

[ɐˈsi ʃaˌtoˈβɾjɐ̃]

[ɐˈsiʃ t͡ʃaˌto.βɾiˈɐ̃]

/ɐˈsiʃ t͡ʃaˌtoˈbɾjɐ̃/

[ɐˈsiʃ t͡ʃaˌtoˈβɾjɐ̃]

After Brazilian journalist, lawyer and politician Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo.

Assis Chateaubriand
Assis Chateaubriand#English

Assis Chateaubriand (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cambé

From Kaingang kaj (“animal”) + -bé (“augmentative suffix”).

Cambé (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campo Largo

Campo Largo (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campo Mourão

[ˈkɐ̃.pu mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈkɐ̃.pu mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈkɐ̃.po mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

After governor Dom Luiz Antônio de Souza Botelho Mourão.

Campo Mourão, Campo Mourao (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cascavel

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]

[kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]

Cascavel (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


São Luís

Borrowed from Portuguese São Luís, from são (saint) + Luís (Louis).

A municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.


São Luís

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ lʊˈis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlwis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ lʊˈis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlwis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ lʊˈiʃ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlwiʃ]

Its name is a tribute to the then king of France, Louis XIII. Despite French rule, three years later São Luís passed to Portuguese rule, putting an end to the initiative to create the new colony in the country. The city was still an important export center for cotton and rice.

a municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil


Alagoinhas

/ɐ.lɐˈɡwi.ɲɐʃ/

[ɐ.lɐˈɣwi.ɲɐʃ]

a city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil


Barra

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Barra do Rio Negro, the former name of the city in the 19th century.

ubor

Xa-çú Barra kiti[…]

1909, Frederico Benício de Sousa Costa, “Kiti”, in “Nheengatú rupi: vocabulario miri”, in Carta pastoral de D. Frederico Costa, Bispo do Amazonas a seus amados diocesanos, Fortaleza: Typ. Minerva, page 195:

Manaus (a municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil)


Mairi

Nheengatu: Mairí

Uncertain. If the same origin of Portuguese Mairi, from maíra (“white man”) + 'y (“river”).

Belém (a municipality, the state capital of Pará, Brazil)


Brusque

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Brusque.


Itajaí

The 45 samples collected from leg two, running from Cabo Verde to South Africa, showed microplastic concentrations from 92-1,884, while in leg three – between Cape Town and Itajaí, Brazil – the concentrations ranged from 160-1,492 per cubic metre.

2023 June 5, Yvonne Gordon, “Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race”, in The Guardian:

A city and municipality of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.


Itajaí

Multiple teories, from Old Tupi:
* From taîá (“arum”) + 'y (“river”).
* From itá (“stone”) + îá (“full”) + 'y (“river”).
* From itá (“stone”) + îara (“lord”) + 'y (“river”).
From Guaraní:
* From itá (“stone”) + jajái (“shiny”).

af

Itajaí (a city and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)


Joinville

Unadapted borrowing from French Joinville, named after François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville.

named-after

Situada n'uma vasta planicie, ao longo das sinuosas margens do rio Cachoeiras, que banha toda a povoação denominada Villa de Joinville, e rega seus campos -- a colonia de D. Francisca goza de todas as condições da mais vigorosa fertilidade, e o seu clima doce e temperado, é de uma salubridade admiravel, comprovando-o o não encontrar-mos della um só doente durante a nossa estada alli.

1856 September 10, J.A., “Apontamentos sobre a colonia D. Francisca”, Communicado, in O Mensageiro, volume II, number 123, Florianópolis, published 1856 November 26, page 2, column 2:

Art. 1.º E' declarada de 1ª entrancia a comarca de S. Francisco Xavier de Joinville, creada no Estado de Santa Catharina pela lei n. 994, de 17 de abril de 1883.

1889 December 30, Deodoro da Fonseca, Campos Sales, “Decreto N. 105”, in Decretos do Governo Provisorio da Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brazil, volume 1, Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, published 1890, page 340:

Em Minas Geraes o mallogro da companhia de Mucury (1847) parece ter por longo tempo impopularizado a immigração, mas em Santa Catharina foi assignalado o exito da Hanseatica, fundadora dos centros florescentes de Joinville e Blumenau. O numero de emigrantes chegados no reinado de D. Pedro II foi de 806.265.

1927, Manuel de Oliveira Lima, “O Imperio e o desenvolvimento economico” (chapter IX), in O Imperio Brazileiro: 1822-1889, São Paulo: Comp. Melhoramentos de São Paulo, page 205:

A programação de aniversário reforça o propósito do Mueller em ser mais do que um centro de compras: “um espaço de encontros, memórias e vínculos verdadeiros. Os eventos são abertos ao público e todos estão convidados a participar, celebrar e compartilhar esse marco de 30 anos de presença no coração de Joinville”, convida a superintendente Aurea Raquel Pirmann.

2025 May 4, Aurea Raquel Pirmann, quotee, “Shopping de Joinville celebra 30 anos com bolo de 500 quilos”, in O Município, Joinville:

a municipality, the largest city in Santa Catarina, Brazil


リオデジャネイロ

ja-pos

^リオ デ ^ジャネイロ

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Viana

A municipality, the state capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil.


Río de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil)


साओ पाउलो

hi-proper noun

साओ पाउलो • (sāo pāulo) ? (Urdu spelling ساؤ پاؤلو)

sāo pāulo (romanization)
ساؤ پاؤلو (Urdu)

Borrowed from English São Paulo, from Portuguese São Paulo, from são (“saint”) + Paulo (“Paul”), named after Saint Paul.

São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)


साओ पाउलो

head

साओ पाउलो • (sāo pāulo) ?

mr-proper noun

साओ पाउलो • (sāo pāulo) ?

sāo pāulo (romanization)
सावो पावलो (alternative)


ברזיליה

he-proper noun

בְּרָזִילְיָה

בְּרָזִילְיָה • (brazílya) f

בְּרָזִילְיָה (canonical)
brazílya (romanization)

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


聖市

1935, “聖市々長 フアビオ・プラード [Mayor of Sao Paulo Fábio Prado]”, in 伯国著名政治家略伝 [Biographies of Noted Politicians of Brazil], 海外興業 (Overseas Industrial K.K.), →DOI, page 37:

一九三三年聖市護憲黨組織者の一人とたり

一九三三 いちきゅうさんさん

ichikyūsansan nen san pauro gokentau soshiki sha no hitori totari

サンパウロ サンパウロ#Japanese

obsolete spelling of サンパウロ (San Pauro) (= São Paulo): a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil


Petropolis

A city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and historic state capital.


Brazíliaváros

Brazíliaváros (nominative singular)
Brazíliavárost (accusative singular)
Brazíliavárosnak (dative singular)
Brazíliavárossal (instrumental singular)
Brazíliavárosért (causal-final singular)
Brazíliavárossá (singular translative)
Brazíliavárosig (singular terminative)
Brazíliavárosként (essive-formal singular)
Brazíliavárosban (inessive singular)
Brazíliavároson (singular superessive)
Brazíliavárosnál (adessive singular)
Brazíliavárosba (illative singular)
Brazíliavárosra (singular sublative)
Brazíliavároshoz (allative singular)
Brazíliavárosból (elative singular)
Brazíliavárosról (delative singular)
Brazíliavárostól (ablative singular)
Brazíliavárosé (singular)
Brazíliavároséi (singular)
Brazíliavárosom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Brazíliavárosod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Brazíliavárosa (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Brazíliavárosunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Brazíliavárosotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Brazíliavárosuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)

From Brazília (“Brazil”) + város (“city”).


馬瑙斯

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


པུ་རུ་ཟི་ལི་ཡ

head

པུ་རུ་ཟི་ལི་ཡ • (pu ru zi li ya)


Бразилија

mk-proper noun

Бразилија • (Brazilija) f (relational adjective бразилиски)

Brazilija (romanization)
бразилиски (adjective relational)


Leopolis

From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from
From λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”.
* (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis


Leopolis

la-prop

Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis); third declension

Leopolis (genitive)
Leopolis (nominative singular)
Leopolis (genitive singular)
Leopolī (dative singular)
Leopolim (accusative singular)
Leopolin (accusative singular)
Leopolī (ablative singular)
Leopolis (singular vocative)
Leopolī (singular vocative)
Leopolī (locative singular)

English: Leopolis

Portuguese: Leópolis

From Leo (“Leo I of Galicia”) + -polis. Calque of Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ, “Leo's [city]”).


Ріо-де-Жанейро

uk-proper noun

Рі́о-де-Жане́йро

Рі́о-де-Жане́йро • (Río-de-Žanéjro) m inan (indeclinable)

Рі́о-де-Жане́йро (canonical)
Río-de-Žanéjro (romanization)

uk:Ріо-де-Жанейро

[ˈrʲiɔ dɛ ʒɐˈnɛi̯rɔ]


Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο

head

Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο

Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο • (Río nte Tzanéiro) n (indeclinable)

el-proper noun

Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο

el:Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο


Рио де Жанейро

bg-proper noun

Ри́о де Жане́йро

Ри́о де Жане́йро • (Río de Žanéjro)

Ри́о де Жане́йро (canonical)
Río de Žanéjro (romanization)

bg:Рио де Жанейро


ריו דה ז׳ניירו

he-proper noun

רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ

ריו דה ז׳ניירו / רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ • (riu de janeiru)

רִיוּ דֵה זַ׳נֵירוּ (canonical)
riu de janeiru (romanization)

he:ריו דה ז'ניירו

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro#English:_Q8678


Бразиліа

uk-proper noun

бразилі́йський

Брази́ліа • (Brazýlia) n inan (indeclinable, relational adjective бразилі́йський)

Брази́ліа (canonical)
Brazýlia (romanization)
бразилі́йський (adjective relational)


ܒܪܙܝܠܝܐ

aii-proper-noun

ܒܪܵܙܝܼܠܝܵܐ • (brāzīlyā) f

ܒܪܵܙܝܼܠܝܵܐ (canonical)
brāzīlyā (romanization)

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the state capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


ریو دو ژانیرو

head

ریو دو ژانیرو • (rio du žâniro) (Tajik spelling [Term?])

fa-proper noun

ریو دو ژانیرو

rio du žâniro (romanization)
spelling [Term?] (Tajik)

fa:ریو دو ژانیرو


Σάο Πάολο

head

Σάο Πάολο • (Sáo Páolo) n (indeclinable)

Borrowed from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Saint Paul.


סאו פאולו

he-proper noun

סָאוּ פָּאוּלוּ

סָאוּ פָּאוּלוּ • (sau paulu)

סָאוּ פָּאוּלוּ (canonical)
sau paulu (romanization)


سلفادور

سَلْفَادُور (canonical)
salfādūr (romanization)
salvādūr (romanization)

Salvador (a municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil)


상파울루

From Portuguese São Paulo (literally “Saint Paul”).


Parnaíba

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Parnaíba.


Parnaíba

[…]o comércio inter-regional de escravizados em Parnaíba foi percebido pelo governo português e este, em Carta Régia ao Conde de Rezende, aconselhava a criação de um entreposto de escravos na Parnaíba, no final do século XVIII[…]

2015 December 10, Rodrigo Caetano Silva, Solimar Oliveira Lima, “Relações escravistas em Parnaíba (PI): séculos XVIII-XIX”, in Informe Econômico, volume XVIII, number 2, Teresina: UFPI, page 87, column 1:

Eu estou vivendo uma fase inédita, na Parnaíba, depois de passar muito tempo fora. Hoje sou dez anos mais velho do que quando saí do Rio de Janeiro, por isso mesmo dez vezes menos ativo.

2019 August 14, Samária Andrade, quoting Benjamim Santos, “Libertamos o gigante!”, Entrevista, in Revestrés, Teresina, archived from the original on 2020-06-11:


Londrina

From londrina (“Londonish”), after the British founders of the city. Many sources state that the coinage means “Little London”, despite the suffix -ina not having this sense in Portuguese.


Aparecida de Goiânia

A city and municipality of Goiás, Brazil.


Aparecida de Goiânia

[ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈsi.ðɐ ðɨ ɣojˈɐ.njɐ]

a city and municipality of Goiás, Brazil


რიო-დე-ჟანეირო

rio-de-žaneiro (romanization)
რიო-დე-ჟანეირო (nominative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეირომ (ergative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროს (dative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროს (dative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსაs) (dative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსაsa) (dative singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროს (genitive singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროს (genitive singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსაs) (genitive singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსაsa) (genitive singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროთ (instrumental singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროთ (instrumental singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროთაt) (instrumental singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროთაta) (instrumental singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროდ (adverbial singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროდ (adverbial singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროდაd) (adverbial singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროდაda) (adverbial singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროვ (singular vocative)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროზე (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსთან (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროში (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსავით (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსთვის (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსებრ (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსკენ (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსგან (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროსადმი (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროდან (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეიროთურთ (singular)
რიო-დე-ჟანეირომდე (singular)

რიო-დე-ჟა‧ნე‧ი‧რო

რიო დე ჟა‧ნე‧ი‧რო

a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil


Goias

A city and municipality of the state of Goiás, Brazil, and its former capital.


Abaetetuba

The city was originally named Abaeté, ultimately from Old Tupi abaeté (“honorable man”). In 1943, the name was changed by the adition of tyba to avoid confusion with a homonymous city, thus creating the new compound abaetetyba (“honorable men gathering”).


Forno Alegre

Blend of forno + Porto Alegre. Literally, “Oven Alegre”, from the high temperatures reached during summer.

Porto Alegre ganha, todo ano, um apelido nada carinhoso na temporada de verão: Forno Alegre.

2023 January 13, Forno Alegre: por que a capital gaúcha fica insuportável no verão; ouça Perimetral Podcast:

Every year, Porto Alegre gets a not-so-affectionate nickname during the summer season: Forno Alegre.

derogatory name for Porto Alegre: a city and municipality, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Mairí

Etymology tree
Old Tupi maíra?
Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ
Old Tupi 'y?
Língua Geral Amazônica Mairi
Nheengatu Mairí
Inherited from Língua Geral Amazônica Mairi.

etymon

Belém (a municipality, the state capital of Pará, Brazil)


Hell de Janeiro

[ˈχɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi ʒaˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]

Blend of English hell + Rio de Janeiro. Due to intense temperatures and/or poor quality of life, especially in the state capital. First attested in 2007.

De volta do Hell de janeiro, eu achei bonito, adorei a cidade! Não é tão mal quanto dizem!

2007 November 12, marlenedualiby (@marlenedualiby), X, archived from the original on 2025-02-16:

Back from “Hell de Janeiro”, I thought it was beautiful, loved the city! It's not as bad as they say!

Ó cidade linda, ó cidade em chamas / Aqui é Hell de Janeiro, inferno com nirvana

2010 January 10, Leleco 22, “Hell de Janeiro” (3:33 from the start) ft. Bonde da Stronda, Rio de Janeiro:

O gorgeous city, O city on fire. That's “Hell de Janeiro”, hell with nirvana

Já pode mudar o nome da cidade para Hell de Janeiro

2023 November 13, “Os 31 melhores MEMES sobre o calor no Rio de Janeiro”, in Diário do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, archived from the original on 2023-12-11:

The name of the city can be changed to “Hell de Janeiro” already

A equipe de “Dona de Mim”, próxima novela das sete da Globo, tem adotado estratégias para driblar o “Hell de Janeiro” e seguir o cronograma de filmagens.

2025 February 13, Carla Bittencourt, “Altas temperaturas no Rio de Janeiro desafiam gravações de novelas com operação especial”, in Portal Leo Dias, São Paulo, archived from the original on 2025-02-16:

The staff of “Dona de Mim”, the next Globo's seven o'clock novela, has adopted strategies to get around “Hell de Janeiro” and follow the filming schedule.

(colloquial, derogatory, Internet slang) derogatory name for Rio de Janeiro: a major city and municipality, the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil


Cidade Maravilhosa

[siˈða.ðɨ mɐ.ɾɐ.βiˈʎɔ.zɐ]

Literally, “marvelous city”. Popularized by the namesake Carnival march written by André Filho and recorded by him and Aurora Miranda, Carmen Miranda's sister, in 1934. The song became the official anthem of the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1960.

Cidade maravilhosa / Cheia de encantos mil / Cidade maravilhosa / Coração do meu Brasil

1934, “Cidade Maravilhosa”, André Filho (lyrics), Silva Sobreira (music):

Marvelous city / Full of a thousand charms / Marvelous city / Heart of my Brazil

O Rio que inspirou o compositor, ganhou dele o melhor dos apelidos, Cidade Maravilhosa, foi composta em 1934. No ano seguinte, ficou em segundo lugar num concurso de marchinhas de carnaval. Mas venceu entre as mais tocadas nos bailes. Foi a escolhida pelo público. Um canção que tinha chegado para ficar.

2006 March 21, André Filho, o autor de Cidade Maravilhosa:

It is a rare visitor who does not fall hard for the alluring beauty of Rio de Janeiro. Known as the cidade maravilhosa, the “marvellous city” stretches between rain-forest covered peaks and white-sand beaches, with a wild mix of architecture – from beaux-arts theatres to art-deco apartment buildings – scattered along its buzzing tree-lined streets.

2011 March 1, Regis St Louis, The top 10 attractions in Rio de Janeiro (in English):

Blu deixa o aconchego de casa para se aventurar no Rio de Janeiro quando fica sabendo que é o último macho de sua espécie e que a última fêmea está na Cidade Maravilhosa. Entretanto, o encontro com a arara-azul fêmea Jewel (Hathaway) não é nada do que Blu imaginava e, inicialmente, tudo parece sair errado. Mas, no caminho, ele acaba redescobrindo suas raízes e, logo, se redescobrindo também.

2011 March 21, Carla Meneghini, O G1 já viu: animação ‘Rio’ faz homenagem à Cidade Maravilhosa:

Blu leaves the comfort of his home to embark on an adventure in Rio de Janeiro after learning that he is the last male of his species, and that the last female is in the Marvelous City. However, his meeting with the female blue macaw Jewel (Hathaway) is nothing like he imagined, and at first, everything seems to go wrong. But along the way, he ends up rediscovering his roots, and soon, rediscovering himself as well.

A "Cidade Maravilhosa" é mundialmente conhecida por sua diversidade cultural e pelas belas paisagens – algumas delas cartões-postais do país, como o Cristo Redentor e o Pão de Açúcar. Mas a complexidade da capital fluminense não para por aí. A cidade do Rio de Janeiro coleciona dentro de si outras "cidades", com características próprias.

2014 October 31, Alba Valéria Mendonça, Rio de Janeiro, a cidade que abriga diversas 'cidades' em seu território:

The "Marvelous City" is world-renowned for its cultural diversity and stunning landscapes—some of which are iconic postcards of Brazil, like Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. But the complexity of Rio's capital goes far beyond that. The city of Rio de Janeiro contains within it many other "cities", each with its own unique character.

To starboard, Cidade Maravilhosa, Rio de Janeiro, passed slowly, laid out under the moonlight. There were a few fires on the beach. The street lights, the lights in the tall apartment buildings and hotels along the shore dimmed the stars above. From offshore, the samba drums were heard from all parts of the city in a soft jumble. Like no other city Fletch had seen from such a perspective, Rio has peculiar black holes in its middle, the sides of its cliffs, Morro da Babilônia, de São João, des Cabritos, Pedra dos, Dois Irmãos, its surprising, irrepressible jungle growth within the city. Above all in the moonlight, arms out in forgiveness, stood the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

2018, Gregory Mcdonald, chapter 16, in Carioca Fletch (in English), page 84:

Em 1985, nascia o maior festival de música do mundo. O Rock in Rio colocou o Brasil no circuito do show business internacional, e a Cidade Maravilhosa, já conhecida por suas belezas naturais, virou também a Cidade do Rock. A ideia era proporcionar uma experiência diferente e que fãs pudessem contá-la e recontá-la inúmeras vezes.

2020 March 1, Cláudia Loureiro, Cariocas ilustres relembram memórias afetivas e contam o que desejam para o Rio nos seus 455 anos:

In 1985, the world's biggest music festival was born. Rock in Rio put Brazil on the international show business map, and the Marvelous City, already famous for its natural beauty, also became known as the City of Rock. The idea was to create a unique experience, one that fans could tell and retell countless times.

Sabe o que eu acho engraçado? È o povo sendo xenofóbico com o Rio de Janeiro kk vcs são hipocritas do caralho, melhor não voltar mesmo. Amo minha cidade maravilhosa !!!!🩷

You know what I find funny? It's people being xenophobic towards Rio de Janeiro lol y'all are fucking hypocrites, better not come back anyway. I love my marvelous city !!!!🩷

o povo nos quotes agindo como se o rio nao ja tivesse literalmente sediado uma olimpíada eu ein mores vao ter q respeitar minha cidade maravilhosa

the people in the quotes acting like rio didn't literally host an olympics i mean ??? my dears y'all gonna have to respect my marvelous city

nickname for Rio de Janeiro: a major city and municipality, the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

André Filho
Aurora Miranda
Carmen Miranda
Cidade Maravilhosa