Satellite image of the metropolitan area, with the capital from the center below, Baixada Fluminense on the north-west and Niterói and São Gonçalo east of the Guanabara Bay

The Greater Rio de Janeiro (Grande Rio, officially Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. It consists of 16 municipalities, including the capital, Rio de Janeiro. Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 259 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 259 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Anthem November 15th Capital (and largest city) Rio de Janeiro Demonym Fluminense Government  -  Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho  -  Vice Governor Luís Fernando de Sousa Area  -  Total 43,696. ... Brazil is divided into twenty-six estados (states; singular estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Federal District) which contains the capital city, Brasília. ...

The metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro is known as a historical, cultural and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 11.4 million inhabitants. The region was first officially defined on July 1st 1974 after the fusion of the Guanabara State with Rio de Janeiro State. Several municipalities show a high level of conurbation, with Rio de Janeiro-Duque de Caxias and Niterói-São Gonçalo being the most clear examples. The State of Guanabara (in Portuguese: Estado da Guanabara), was the name given to the municipality of Rio de Janeiro (now the city with the same name), after the moving of the national capital to Brasília in 1960. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities, towns and villages which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ...

The water supply plans of the region are coordinated, and transportation in the area is heavily interconnected with urban intermunicipal buses to all municipalities in the area, trains over the capital and some Baixada Fluminense municipalities, ferry boats to some of the Guanabara Bay municipalities and major inter-city freeways such as Ponte Rio-Niterói, Linha Vermelha, Rodovia Presidente Dutra and Rodovia Niterói-Manilha. Most transportation methods are integrated with the capital inner transportation system of buses, trains, subways, freeways and expressways. Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users. ... Baixada Fluminense map. ... Satellite image of Guanabara Bay In Portuguese, Baía da Guanabara is an oceanic bay located in southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. ... Freeways may refer to: the plural of freeway the 1977 Freeways album by Bachman-Turner Overdrive This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Rodovia Presidente Dutra is a federal highway which runs through the eastern part of the state of São Paulo and southwestern region of the state Rio de Janeiro. ... An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider in size, where direct access to adjacent properties has been eliminated. ...

Statistics

• Territorial area: 4,557.408 km²
• Population: 11,446,019 ^[1]
• HDI: 0.816
• GPD: R$ 105,848,764,343.00

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Municipalities

The 16 municipalities of the area are:

1. Belford Roxo
2. Duque de Caxias
3. Guapimirim
4. Itaboraí
5. Japeri
6. Magé
7. Mesquita
8. Nilópolis
9. Niterói
10. Nova Iguaçu
11. Queimados
12. Rio de Janeiro
13. São Gonçalo
14. São João de Meriti
15. Seropédica
16. Tanguá

Belford Roxo is a city in State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... This article is about the city in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. ... Itaboraí is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mesquita is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. ... Nilópolis is a city and a municipality located in the Rio de Janeiro states southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro state, and with a population of 153,712 inhabitants living in an area of 19. ... Nickname: Location of Niterói Coordinates: , Country Region State Rio de Janeiro Founded 22 November 1573 Incorporated 1835 Government  - Mayor Godofredo Pinto (PT) Area  - City 129. ... Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. ... Queimados is a city in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... There are parishes that have the name São Gonçalo: In Brazil, South America São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará São Gonçalo do Abaeté, Minas Gerais... São João de Meriti is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Seropédica is a Brazilian city in Rio de Janeiro state. ...

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