リオデジャネイロ

See also: リオ・デ・ジャネイロ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
リオ・デ・ジャネイロ

Alternative forms

• (shortening) リオ (Rio)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Rio de Janeiro.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) リオデジャネ​イロ [rìó dé jánéꜜìrò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲio̞ de̞ d͡ʑa̠ne̞iɾo̞]

Proper noun

リオデジャネイロ • (Rio de Janeiro) 

1. Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2. Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)