Rio de Janeiro (English spelling)

Japanese: リオ･デ･ジャネイロ（英語表記）Rio de Janeiro

The capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil, facing the Atlantic Ocean, is the second largest city in Brazil. It is often simply called Rio. It served as the capital from 1763 to 1960. Population: 5,473,909 (1991). Average annual temperature: 22-24°C (maximum 36.7°C, minimum 14.9°C). Annual precipitation: 1,500-2,500 mm. Average humidity: 77%. In contrast to the rocky mountains of Pan de Azucar and Corcovado, which have large blocks of granite and crystalline gneiss protruding in various places and have strange mountain shapes due to erosion and weathering, Guanabara Bay is a large inlet with an area of 400 km2 and a circumference of 143 km. The Portuguese who first discovered it on January 1, 1502, mistook it for a river and named it Rio de Janeiro (January River).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル南東部のリオ･デ･ジャネイロ州の州都で，大西洋に臨むブラジル第2の都市。単に〈リオ〉と呼ばれることも多い。1763年から1960年まで首都の地位にあった。人口547万3909(1991)。年平均気温22～24℃(最高36.7℃，最低14.9℃)。年間降水量1500～2500mm。平均湿度77％。花コウ岩や結晶片麻岩の大岩塊が諸所に突出し，浸食や風化によって奇怪な山容を呈するパン･デ･アスーカル，コルコバードなどの岩山と対照的に，グアナバラ湾は面積400km2，周囲143kmの大きな入江で，1502年1月1日最初に発見したポルトガル人は川と誤認し，リオ･デ･ジャネイロ(1月の川)と名づけた。

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