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- the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
How To Use Rio de Janeiro In A Sentence
- On Thursday, police say, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira talked his way into his former elementary school in a working-class western outskirt of Rio de Janeiro and opened fire with at least one of two revolvers he carried. Brazil Mourns the 12 Killed by Gunman
- He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.
- The 28-year-old daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent is volunteering in the slum, or favela, of Complexo da Maré in Rio de Janeiro, which is the scene of frequent gun battles between police and drugs gangs. Home | Mail Online
- This marked the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) which took place in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972, and the10th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) (also known as the Earth Summit) which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Johannesburg, South Africa
- Brazilian youngster practices his learning skills on a computer hooked up to the internet, at a school run by a non-profit organization set up in a shantytown in Rio de Janeiro.
- RIO DE JANEIRO—Billionaire Brazilian businessman Eike Batista , the Latin American country's wealthiest man, increased his stake in independent driller OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, the company said in a regulatory filing late Monday. Batista Lifts Stake in Oil Company OGX
- Rio de Janeiro's legendary traffic had prompted the authorities to take drastic action to alleviate the worst of the congestion. THE RHYTHM SECTION
- The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 2-14, 1992. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- She reiterated her commitment to extending the government's family-assistance program and said she would push forward with key infrastructure projects, including the proposed bullet train linking S ã o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's two biggest cities. Brazil Leaders Pledge Action on Currency, Interest Rates
- RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian mining company MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA said it hired Banco Itau BBA and WestLB do Brasil to raise $1.8 billion to finance expansion of an iron-ore mine in Minas Gerais state. Brazil's MMX Taps Banks to Raise $1.8 Billion for Mine Expansion
