Rio de Janeiro is one of the states of Brazil, on the southeastern coast. Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, which was the colony's capital from 1764 (the first being Salvador da Bahia), and the nation's capital from 1822 to 1960.
... or adjective, Royalist, can have several shades of meaning. At its simplest, it refers to an adherent of a monarch or royal family.
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