Rio de janeiro is a Brazilian city, but the capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
Well, Salvador was the first capital of Brazil from 1549 to 1793, then Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960.
There are two old or former capital cities in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvadorwas the first capital, from 1549 to 1793. Brasilia became the capital of Brazil on April 21, 1960.
Rio de Janeiro
no, it's not. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia
First Salvador and then Rio de Janeiro were capitals of Brazil before the current capital city of Brasilia.Brasilia became the capital of Brazil on April 21, 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvador was the first capital, from 1549 to 1793.
Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil, South America. It cannot have a capital as it is not a country. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, not Rio de Janeiro.
Brasilia, a new city in the interior of Brazil, was built to be the new capital, and replaced Rio de Janeiro in 1960.
It is now Brasilia but it used to be Rio de Janeiro :D xx
They are: Rio de Janerio Sao Paulo Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro SouthEst of Brazil and stay in the same State with carry the same name RIO de JANEIRO State Brasilia Mid - Central of Brazil is the Capital and don´t have a Major Meanwhile have a Governor the name is Federal Distric "STATE NAME for you understand"
Brasilia officially succeeded Rio de Janeiro as Brazil's capital city on April 21, 1960. In 1956, Juscelino Kubitschek de Olveira [September 12, 1902-August 22, 1976], who was President of Brazil, 1956-1961, ordered the building of Brasilia to fulfill an article in Brazil's constiution. Dating from 1891, the article stated that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location within the country. It took 41 months to build Brasilia, from 1956 to 1960. Brasilia officially was inaugurated as the capital on April 21, 1960.Rio de Janeiro had been the Brazilian capital from 1793 until 1960. Salvador was the first capital, from 1549 to 1793.