The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), 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 b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Prior to 19th century

* 1565 CE ** São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese. ** 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 built. * 1750 - Carioca Aqueduct built. * 1752 - founded. * 1763 - Portuguese America administrative center moved to Rio de Janeiro from

Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

. * 1770 - Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro 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 Paço de São Cristóvão (; en, Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an royal palace, imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial de São Cristóvã ...

building erected. * 1808 ** City becomes capital of

Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portugalliae, pt, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also kno ...

. ** (royal

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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

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started. * 1815 - City becomes capital of

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* 1818 -

Royal Museum The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened in ...

established. * 1822 ** City becomes capital of independent Brazil. ** Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden 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 The Catete Palace ( pt, Palácio do Catete, ) is an urban mansion in Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo neighborhood. The property stretches from ''Rua do Catete'' (Catete Street) to ''Praia do Flamengo'' ( Flamengo Beach). Construction began in 1858 and ...

built. * 1858 ** Dom Pedro II railway begins operating. ** Central do Brasil inaugurated. * 1871 -

Theatro D. Pedro II The Teatro D. Pedro II was a theatre 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. At and with over 217 mill ...

(theatre) inaugurated. * 1872 -

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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 The Corcovado Rack Railway ( pt, Trem do Corcovado) is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado at an elevation of . The summit is famous for its giant statue of '' Christ the Redeemer'' and ...

opens. * 1891 - ''

Jornal do Brasil ''Jornal do Brasil'', widely known as ''JB'', is a daily newspaper published by Editora JB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper was founded in 1891 and is the third oldest extant Brazilian paper, after the ''Diário de Pernambuco'' and ''O Esta ...

'' newspaper begins publication. *1894 - Confeitaria Colombo (coffee house) opens. * 1896 -

Academia Brasileira de Letras The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) ( English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literature, literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its found ...

founded.

20th century

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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. **

Avenida Rio Branco Rio Branco Avenue (), formerly Avenida Central, is a major road in downtown Rio de Janeiro. It was built as the leading brand of the urban reform carried out by the mayor Pereira Passos in early 20th century. It is one of the main thoroughfares ...

constructed. * 1906 - Palácio Monroe erected. * 1908 **

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design adopted. **

Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil The national commemorative Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil, also known as Brazilian National Exposition of 1908 or the National Exposition of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro, marked a hundred years since the opening of t ...

held in

Urca Urca is a traditional and wealthy residential neighborhood with nearly 7,000 inhabitants (2000 census) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older. What is now called the Forte Sã ...

. ** 7 April: headquartered in city. * 1909 - Teatro Municipal (theatre) inaugurated. * 1912 **

Afonsos Air Force Base Afonsos Air Force Base – BAAF is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the district of Marechal Hermes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. History In October 1911 the first aeronautical organization was created in Brazil: the Aeroclube d ...

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 - South American Championship held. * 1920 - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro founded. * 1922 ** July: Coup attempt. ** National Historical Museum (Brazil) 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 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 The Joseph Gire Building, better known as the A Noite Building or Edificio o Jornal A Noite, is an office building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that served as the headquarters of the Rio-based newspaper '' A Noite''. At a height of 102 meter ...

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 Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport was a Brazilian airport built to handle the operations with the rigid airships '' Graf Zeppelin'' and '' Hindenburg''. The airport was named after Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685–1724), a Portuguese priest ...

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 operatin ...

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 loc ...

founded. * 1938 -

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister , wa ...

inaugurated. * 1940 -

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Ar ...

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 fir ...

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 handle ...

established. * 1945 -

Zoological Garden A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zool ...

inaugurated. * 1947 - South American Basketball Championship 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 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 created. * 1954 -

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for ...

built. * 1958 -

Train crash A train wreck, train collision, train accident or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an acci ...

. * 1960 ** Brazilian capital moved from Rio to

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

. ** Rio becomes Guanabara State, smallest state of Brazil. * 1961 **

Tijuca Forest The Tijuca National Park () is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservat ...

becomes a

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

. ** Edificio Avenida Central built. * 1964 -

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

built. * 1965 **

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...

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 Banda de Ipanema is one of the largest Carnival blocks of Rio de Janeiro's street Carnival festivities. The first parade happened in 1965, when Brazil was under a military dictatorship. In 2004 it was declared part of the city's cultural heritage ...

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 Jacarepaguá–Roberto Marinho Airport is an airport in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil dedicated to general aviation. Following extensive renovation in 2008 the airport was renamed after Roberto Pisani Marinho (1904� ...

opens. **

Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso Hélio Alonso University or FACHA is a private university founded on December 6, 1971, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by professor Hélio Alonso (1929-2015). It has two campi: one located in Méier and one in Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alter ...

founded. * 1972 ** Petrobras Headquarters built. ** Hotel Horsa Nacional built. * 1975 ** City becomes capital of

Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...

. ** Marcos Tamoio becomes mayor. **

Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage The School of Visual Arts (Escola de Artes Visuais d Parque Lage - EAV) is a school for artists, curators, researchers and others in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the st ...

created. * 1976 - Le Méridien Copacabana opens. * 1977 ** Riocentro 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 built. * 1979 ** Rio de Janeiro Metro founded. ** Israel Klabin becomes mayor. ** Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 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 The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the ...

football tournament held. **

becomes mayor. **

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB, in English: ''Bank of Brazil Cultural Center'') is a cultural organization of the Bank of Brazil based in Brazil with centers in Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The CCBB began i ...

(Rio branch) opens. * 1990 **

Eva Klabin Foundation The Eva Klabin House Museum (in Portuguese, ''Casa Museu Eva Klabin'') is an historic house museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a private institution established in 1990 by the Brazilian collector and philanthropist (1903� ...

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 -

: 5,473,909. * 1992 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) held. * 1993 **

César Maia Cesar Epitácio Maia (born June 18, 1945) is a Brazilian politician, notable for having been elected three times for mayor of Rio de Janeiro. A native of Rio, born in 1945, Maia was forced to leave Brazil in exile during the 1960s on account of ...

becomes mayor. **

Candelária massacre The Candelária massacre ( pt, chacina da Candelária ) was a mass killing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23, 1993. During the night, eight homeless people, including six minors, were killed by a group of men beside the Candelária Church. S ...

. ** Population: 5,547,033 (estimate). * 1994

Metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

hall opens. * 1995 - Centro Empresarial Internacional Rio built. * 1997 ** Luiz Paulo Conde becomes mayor. ** Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex opens. * 1998 **

Terra Encantada Terra Encantada was an amusement park in Barra da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which operated from 1998 to 2010. The 200-sq. kilometer park was themed to the people and festivals of Culture of Brazil, Brazilian culture, as we ...

opens. ** Project Morrinho begins. ** Palace II building collapses. * 2000 -

2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''IX Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the ninth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estádio Célio de Ba ...

held.

21st century

* 2001 -

becomes mayor. * 2002 -

Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro The Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro (''Superior Institute of Technology in Computer Science of Rio de Janeiro'' - ''IST-Rio'') is a technological university maintained by the FAETEC. IST-Rio is on ...

established. * 2004 - Torre Almirante built. * 2006 -

Koni Store Koni Store is a Brazilian chain of Japanese food outlets headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its restaurants sell popular Japanese cuisine-based dishes, such as temakis and sushi, but operates with a fast food logistic and layout. Currently, Koni ha ...

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) opens. **

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

held. ** Rio de Janeiro train collision. * 2008 - Rio International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship begins. * 2009 ** Eduardo Paes becomes mayor. ** City wins the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics bid. * 2010 **

World Urban Forum The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s premier conference on urban issues. It was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, ...

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 The Cidade das Artes (City of Arts) is a cultural complex located in Barra da Tijuca in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004, with the name of Cidade da Música (City of Music). The formal ina ...

built. ** School shooting. * 2012 ** 25 January: Building collapses. ** 6 June: TransOeste bus inaugurated. ** 20–22 June: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held. ** 7 October: held. * 2013 -

Protest A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. 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 The Museum of Tomorrow ( pt, Museu do Amanhã) is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Its construction was s ...

opens. * 2016 **

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

held. ** 2 October: held. ** 6 October: Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival ** 14 October:

Ultra Brasil ''Ultra Brasil'' is an outdoor electronic music festival that is a part of Ultra Music Festival's worldwide expansion, which has now spread to twenty countries. Ultra Brasil debuted in November 2008 in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brasil. In 20 ...

(electronic music festival) ** 25 October:

Anima Mundi The ''anima mundi'' (Greek: , ) or world soul is, according to several systems of thought, an intrinsic connection between all living beings, which relates to the world in much the same way as the soul is connected to the human body. Although ...

(animation film festival) * 2017 -

designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. * 2018 ** 2 September: National Museum of Brazil fire

References

Bibliography

;Published in the 19th century * * * * * * * ;Published in the 20th century * * * * * * * 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) * ;Published in the 21st century * * *

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