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.
... ranges, amongst which the highest peak is the Pico da Neblina[?] at 3,014 m. Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest river in the world by volume, the Parana[?] with ...