Description: the city's calendar is rich of festivals for every kind of cultural enthusiast - fashion, literature, contemporary art, music, cinema and sporting events are all represented, as well as traditional celebrations unique to brazil and to rio de janeiro.
niterói (73) cabo frio (37) angra dos reis (34) cachoeiras (32) buzios (25) arraial do cabo (23) maricá (18) nova friburgo (17) ilha grande (14) mangaratiba (6)
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originally named são sebastião do rio de janeiro , rio was named by the portuguese explorers who discovered it on january 1st, 1502 and, as the area now known as guanabara bay was thought to be a river.