Main Entry: Rio de Ja·nei·ro

Pronunciation: \ˈrē-(ˌ)ō-dā-zhə-ˈner-(ˌ)ō, -dē-; ˈrē-ü-dē-zhä-ˈnā-rü\

Function: geographical name

1 state SE Brazil area 17,092 square miles (44,268 square kilometers), population 14,391,282
2 city, its ∗ & port on Guanabara Bay; former ∗ of Brazil population 5,857,904