The following is a timeline of the
history
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of the city of
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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.
Prior to 19th century
* 1565 CE
** São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro founded by
Portuguese
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** Portu ...
.
**
Fortaleza de São João built.
* 1603 - St James of Mercy Fort built.
* 1663 -
Padre Eterno galleon launched.
* 1693 - Calaboose Prison built.
* 1736 - founded.
* 1743 -
Paço Imperial
The Paço Imperial (, ), or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paço Imperial was built in the 18th ...
built.
* 1750 -
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct ( pt, Aqueduto da Carioca), also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca River to the popul ...
built.
* 1752 - founded.
* 1763 - Portuguese America administrative center moved to Rio de Janeiro from
Salvador.
* 1770 -
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in ) is an old Carmelite church which served as cathedral (''Sé'') of Rio de Janeiro from around 1808 until 1976. During the 19th century, it was also used su ...
consecrated.
* 1783 -
Passeio Público constructed.
* 1792 -
Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho
The ''Instituto Militar de Engenharia'' (IME; en, Military Institute of Engineering) is an engineering institute maintained by the Brazilian Army with federal support. IME is the oldest and one of the best ranked engineering schools in Brazil ...
founded.
19th century
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* 1803 -
Paço de São Cristóvão
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building erected.
* 1808
** City
becomes capital of
Kingdom of Portugal
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.
** (royal
printing press
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) begins operating.
** 10 September: ''
Gazeta do Rio'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1811 -
Candelária Church
The Candelária Church ( pt, Igreja da Candelária, ) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The ...
inaugurated.
* 1811 - Construction of
Valongo Wharf
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started.
* 1815 - City becomes capital of
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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* 1818 -
Royal Museum
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established.
* 1822
** City becomes capital of
independent Brazil.
**
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species (so ...
opens.
* 1826 - founded.
* 1827
** ''
Jornal do Commercio
Jornal do Commercio was a newspaper published in Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1827 by French journalist Pierre Plancher. It was the oldest newspaper in circulation in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Weste ...
'' newspaper in publication.
** founded in Rio.
* 1838 -
Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro headquartered in Rio.
* 1852 -
Theatro Provisório built.
* 1854 -
Catete Palace built.
* 1858
** Dom Pedro II railway begins operating.
**
Central do Brasil
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inaugurated.
* 1871 -
Theatro D. Pedro II
The Teatro D. Pedro II was a theatre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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(theatre) inaugurated.
* 1872 -
Population
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: 274,972.
* 1877 -
Santa Teresa Tram
The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway ( pt, Bonde de Santa Teresa, ), is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the city centre with the primarily residential, inner-city neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, in the hills immediately ...
opens.
* 1884 -
Corcovado Rack Railway
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opens.
* 1891 - ''
Jornal do Brasil'' newspaper begins publication.
*1894 -
Confeitaria Colombo (coffee house) opens.
* 1896 -
Academia Brasileira de Letras
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founded.
20th century
1900s-1940s
* 1902 -
Universidade Cândido Mendes
Universidade Candido Mendes is a private university located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is Latin America's oldest private university.
History
It was founded in 1902, thus being the oldest private university in Latin America, by the Count Când ...
founded.
* 1904
**
Vaccine Revolt
The Vaccine Revolt or Vaccine Rebellion (Portuguese: ''Revolta da Vacina'') was a period of civil disorder which occurred in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 10–18, 1904).
Background
At the beginning of the 20th century the city o ...
.
**
Avenida Rio Branco constructed.
* 1906 -
Palácio Monroe
The Palácio Monroe was a monumental hall in the Centro neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was named in honor of U.S. president James Monroe. It was originally built in the U.S. city of St. Louis to act as the Brazilian Pavilion during t ...
erected.
* 1908
**
City flag
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design adopted.
**
held in
Urca
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.
** 7 April: headquartered in city.
* 1909 -
Teatro Municipal (theatre) inaugurated.
* 1912
**
Afonsos Air Force Base built.
**
Civil Police Museum founded.
* 1914 -
Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana ( pt, Forte de Copacabana, ) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. The base is open to the public and contains the ''Museu Histórico do Exército'' (Army Historic ...
built.
* 1917 - Labor strike.
* 1919 -
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List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tenni ...
held.
* 1920 -
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
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founded.
* 1922
** July: Coup attempt.
**
National Historical Museum (Brazil)
The National Historical Museum ( pt, Museu Histórico Nacional) of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was ...
created.
** Population: 1,130,000.
**
Hotel Glória
The Hotel Glória was a grand hotel in the Glória neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was built by entrepreneur Rocha Miranda for the International Exhibition of 1922 to commemorate the centennial of Brazil's independence. It opened on A ...
built.
** Morro do Castelo (Castle Hill) demolished—now
Castelo neighborhood.
* 1923 -
Copacabana Palace Hotel
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inaugurated.
* 1925 - ''
O Globo
''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate.
Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of ''A Noite'', it was orig ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1926 -
Hipódromo da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea is a Race track, racecourse used for horse racing, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1926, it has 3,000 seats and an overall capacity of 80,000.
References
External links
Jockey C ...
built.
* 1927 -
Edificio do Jornal A Noite
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built.
* 1931
**
Pedro Ernesto Baptista
Pedro Ernesto do Rego Baptista, or simply "Pedro Ernesto" as he would later be known, was a successful medical surgeon who became mayor of Rio de Janeiro in mid-1931. His two terms were from September 30, 1931, until October 2, 1934; and from A ...
becomes mayor.
** ''
Cristo Redentor'' statue built.
* 1936
**
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport inaugurated.
**
Manguinhos Airport
Manguinhos Airport was an airport that existed in the neighborhood of Manguinhos, near Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro from 1936 to 1972.
History
The origin of Manguinhos Airport is related to Aeroclube do Brasil ( en, Brazil Flying ...
opens.
**
Santos Dumont Airport
Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero.
Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operati ...
inaugurated.
* 1937 -
Universidade Santa Úrsula
University Santa Úrsula is a private university (Roman Catholic) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It was founded in 1937 by Alceu Amoroso Lima. It was the first of Rio de Janeiro's higher education institutions to accept women. The main campus is lo ...
founded.
* 1938 -
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
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inaugurated.
* 1940 -
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro founded.
* 1943
**
Gustavo Capanema Palace
The Gustavo Capanema Palace (in Portuguese, ''Palácio Gustavo Capanema''), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the fi ...
built.
**
Santa Cruz Air Force Base
Santa Cruz Air Force Base – ALA12 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the district of Santa Cruz in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
History
The base was originally called Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport and it was constructed to handl ...
established.
* 1945 -
Zoological Garden
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The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zool ...
inaugurated.
* 1947 -
South American Basketball Championship
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held.
* 1949 - ' newspaper begins publication.
1950s-1990s
* 1950
**
Rio de Janeiro State University
Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; pt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The universit ...
established.
**
Maracanã (stadium) Maracanã most commonly refers to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It may also refer to:
People
* Arlindo Maracanã (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Domingos Maracanã (born March 1961), Brazilian volleyball player
Places
* ...
opens.
** Population: 2,303,063.
* 1951 -
Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster.
* 1952
**
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
The Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA; en, National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics) is widely considered to be the foremost research and educational institution of Brazil in the area of mathematics. It is loc ...
established.
**
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas
The Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas (EBAPE, ''Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration'') is a Brazilian private higher education institution founded in April 1952 and linked to the Fundação Getúlio Va ...
founded.
** ''
Manchete (magazine)
''Manchete'' was a Brazilian weekly news magazine published from 1952 to 2000 by Bloch Editores. Founded by Adolpho Bloch, the magazine's name would be given to the defunct television network Rede Manchete. ''Manchete'' was considered one of the ...
'' headquartered in city.
* 1953 -
Museu do Índio
O Museu do Índio (English: The Museum of the Indian) is a cultural and scientific agency of the Fundação Nacional do Índio (English: National Foundation of the Indian) or FUNAI. It was created by Darcy Ribeiro, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Br ...
created.
* 1954 -
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho built.
* 1958 -
Train crash
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.
* 1960
** Brazilian capital moved from Rio to
Brasília
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.
** Rio becomes
Guanabara State
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, smallest state of Brazil.
* 1961
**
Tijuca Forest
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becomes a
national park
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.
**
Edificio Avenida Central built.
* 1964 -
Museum of Modern Art
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It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
built.
* 1965
**
Rede Globo
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television begins broadcasting.
**
Flamengo Park
Flamengo Park, also known as ''Aterro do Flamengo'', Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil, and the largest urban park by t ...
created.
**
Banda de Ipanema
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begins.
* 1968 -
March of the One Hundred Thousand The March of the One Hundred Thousand ( pt, Passeata dos Cem Mil) was a manifestation of popular protest against the Military dictatorship in Brazil, which occurred on June 26, 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, organized by the student movement and with the p ...
against the military dictatorship happened.
* 1970 - Population: 4,252,009.
* 1971
**
Jacarepaguá Airport
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opens.
**
Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso founded.
* 1972
**
Petrobras Headquarters built.
**
Hotel Horsa Nacional built.
* 1975
** City becomes capital of
Rio de Janeiro (state)
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.
**
Marcos Tamoio becomes mayor.
**
Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage created.
* 1976 -
Le Méridien Copacabana opens.
* 1977
**
Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America.
Notable events
1981 May Day attack
On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Ri ...
built.
**
Rio Othon Palace
Rio Othon Palace is a highrise hotel located on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America ...
hotel opens.
* 1978 -
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
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built.
* 1979
**
Rio de Janeiro Metro
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founded.
**
Israel Klabin becomes mayor.
**
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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established.
**
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian ( pt, Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião), better known as the ''Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro'' () or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro (), is the seat of the Ro ...
built.
* 1980
**
Júlio Coutinho becomes mayor.
**
105 Lélio Gama St. built.
* 1981 -
Barra Shopping
Barra Shopping is a Brazilian shopping center located in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro (city), Rio de Janeiro. The center was opened in 1981.
History
The mall was inaugurated on October 26, 1981 by the then-governor of th ...
opens.
* 1982 -
Rio Sul Center built.
* 1983
**
Rede Manchete
Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ne ...
television begins broadcasting.
**
Jamil Haddad becomes mayor, succeeded by
Marcello Alencar
Marcello Nunes de Alencar (August 23, 1925 – June 10, 2014) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Alencar served as the Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1995 until 1999, as well as two tenures as Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1983 t ...
.
* 1984
**
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English ...
built.
**
CasaShopping opens.
* 1985 - City joins the newly formed .
* 1986 -
Roberto Saturnino Braga becomes mayor.
* 1988 -
Jó Antônio Resende becomes mayor.
* 1989
** 16 July:
1989 Copa América football tournament held.
**
Marcello Alencar
Marcello Nunes de Alencar (August 23, 1925 – June 10, 2014) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Alencar served as the Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1995 until 1999, as well as two tenures as Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1983 t ...
becomes mayor.
**
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Rio branch) opens.
* 1990
**
Eva Klabin Foundation museum established.
**
Escadaria Selarón
Escadaria Selarón, also known as the 'Selaron Steps', is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón who claimed it as "my tribute to the Brazilian people".
History
In 1990, ...
construction begins.
* 1991 -
Population
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: 5,473,909.
* 1992 -
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
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Earth Su ...
(Earth Summit) held.
* 1993
**
César Maia becomes mayor.
**
Candelária massacre
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.
** Population: 5,547,033 (estimate).
* 1994
Metropolitan hall opens.
* 1995 -
Centro Empresarial Internacional Rio built.
* 1997
**
Luiz Paulo Conde becomes mayor.
**
Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex
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opens.
* 1998
**
Terra Encantada
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opens.
**
Project Morrinho begins.
**
Palace II
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building collapses.
* 2000 -
2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
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held.
21st century
![Rio-Aterro-Flamengo-Gloria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Rio-Aterro-Flamengo-Gloria.jpg)
* 2001 -
César Maia becomes mayor.
* 2002 -
Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro established.
* 2004 -
Torre Almirante built.
* 2006 -
Koni Store
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founded.
* 2007
**
Cantagalo Station
Cantagalo / Copacabana Station is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Copacabana borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station was opened in 2007.
Nearby locations
*Parque do Corte do Cantagalo
*Lagoa Rodrigo de Fr ...
opens.
**
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange built.
**
HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro)
Jeunesse Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named for the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global through a naming rights deal closed in 2017. Before, the spons ...
opens.
**
2007 Pan American Games
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held.
**
Rio de Janeiro train collision.
* 2008 -
Rio International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship begins.
* 2009
**
Eduardo Paes
Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who was the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, re-elected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and returning elected again in 2021. He is currently t ...
becomes mayor.
**
City wins the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics bid.
* 2010
**
World Urban Forum
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and
Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football. The organization puts tog ...
football contest held.
**
Manguinhos Library Park
Manguinhos Library Park ( pt, Biblioteca-Parque de Manguinhos) is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books, 900 DVDs and 3 million songs, and also has a theatre that ...
opens in
Benfica.
** Population: 6,320,446.
* 2011
**
Cidade das Artes built.
**
School shooting
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.
* 2012
** 25 January:
Building collapses.
** 6 June:
TransOeste bus inaugurated.
** 20–22 June:
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
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held.
** 7 October: held.
* 2013 -
Protest
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Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
.
* 2014 -
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...
and
Street Child World Cup
The Street Child World Cup is a global movement that unites street-connected children from five continents ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The tournament provides a platform to champion the rights of street children – the right to identity, the r ...
football contest held.
* 2015
** July:
Uber
Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package ...
protest.
** December:
Museum of Tomorrow
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opens.
* 2016
**
Olympic Games
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and
Paralympic Games
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held.
** 2 October: held.
** 6 October:
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival The Festival do Rio is an international film festival in Rio de Janeiro. The festival was the result of a 1999 merger of two previous film festivals, the Rio Cine Festival and the Mostra Banco Nacional de Cinema. Founded in 1984 and 1988 respective ...
** 14 October:
Ultra Brasil
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(electronic music festival)
** 25 October:
Anima Mundi (animation film festival)
* 2017 -
Valongo Wharf
, alternate_name = Cais da Imperatriz (Empress Wharf)
, image = Cais_do_Valongo_e_da_Imperatriz.jpg
, caption = Cais do Valongo e da Imperatriz archaeological site
, map_type = Brazil
, coordinates =
, location = Port of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 2018
** 2 September:
National Museum of Brazil fire
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See also
*
History of Rio de Janeiro
Several years after the Portuguese first explored Brazil, French traders in search of pau-brasil (a type of brazilwood) reached the rich area extending from the Cape Frio coast to the beaches and islands of Guanabara Bay, the economic and, ab ...
*
List of mayors of Rio de Janeiro
Other
cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in Brazil:
*
Timeline of Brasília
*
Timeline of Curitiba
*
Timeline of Fortaleza
*
Timeline of Manaus
*
Timeline of Recife
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
Prior to 20th century
* 1535 - Olinda settlement established by Duarte Coelho.
* 1595 - Capture of Recife by English privateer James Lancaster.
* 163 ...
*
Timeline of Salvador, Bahia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil.
Early history
*1502 - Amerigo Vespucci names the bay in honour to his hometown parish church "San Salvatore di Ognissanti" (''San Salvador de Todos os ...
*
Timeline of São Paulo
References
Bibliography
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* Mary C. Karasch, Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1850 (Princeton University Press, 1987)
* Jeffrey D. Needell, A Tropical Belle Epoque: Elite Culture and Society in Turn-of-the-Century Rio de Janeiro (Cambridge University Press, 1987)
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;Published in the 21st century
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External links
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Map of Rio de Janeiro 1928
1982
* Digital Public Library of America
Items related to Rio de Janeiro various dates.
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Rio de Janeiro (city)-related lists, Rio de Janeiro
Timelines of cities in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Megacity timelines, Rio de Janeiro