Which large river flows through Rio de Janeiro? ("rio" is Portuguese for "river")
Janeiro
La Plata
Corcovado
None
The Portuguese were the Europeans who encountered Guanabara Bay on January 1,1502. They took it for a large river, which they named "Rio de Janeiro" ("January River"). Later it was discovered, that the presumed river was in fact a gulf, but the name remained.
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Janeiro
La Plata
Corcovado
None
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