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The 42 pages that link to Rio de Janeiro, each with the reason it gives.

• 2016 Summer OlympicsNarrower topic: As host city, it absorbed the Games’ costs, construction, and international attention.

• BrasíliaCompared with: Its coastal, historically grown urban form contrasts with Brasília’s planned inland setting.

• São PauloCompared with: Its former national-capital role and coastal image contrast with São Paulo’s economic dominance.

• Bossa novaNarrower topic: The genre emerged among musicians and listeners in the city’s southern neighborhoods.

• Brazilian Academy of LettersRelated: The Academy was founded there and remains headquartered in the city.

• Transfer of the Portuguese Court to BrazilRelated: The city became the court’s new seat and the center of imperial government.

• United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the AlgarvesRelated: The kingdom’s government operated from Rio even after Brazil became a kingdom.

• Urbanization in BrazilBroader topic: Its growth illustrates the urban legacy of colonial and national political centrality.

• RecifeCompared with: Its national prominence and different urban landscape contrast with Recife’s regional role.

• Darius MilhaudRelated: Milhaud lived there in 1917–18 while Claudel was France’s diplomatic representative.

• Machado de AssisRelated: Machado lived and worked in Rio, whose social worlds recur throughout his fiction.

• Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceRelated: The treaty is commonly known as the Rio Treaty after its signing city.

• Maria I of PortugalBroader topic: Maria’s court resided there after leaving Lisbon.

• Antônio Carlos JobimRelated: Jobim grew up and worked in the city where bossa nova took shape.

• Carmen MirandaRelated: Miranda built her early career in Rio’s recording studios, theaters, and radio stations.

• John VI of PortugalRelated: The city became the empire’s political center during John’s exile from Europe.

• Vinicius de MoraesRelated: The city’s neighborhoods and popular culture recur in de Moraes’s writing and songs.

• Christ the RedeemerNarrower topic: The statue overlooks this city and has become one of its most recognizable symbols.

• Clarice LispectorBroader topic: Rio became the setting for much of her work and the city of her later career.

• Aluísio AzevedoRelated: Its neighborhoods and social divisions supply the setting for several of his major novels.

• Brazilian gold rushRelated: Gold exports strengthened Rio’s commercial role and helped prompt the capital’s relocation.

• Olavo BilacRelated: Bilac was born and built much of his literary career in this cultural center.

• PixinguinhaRelated: Pixinguinha grew up and built his musical career in the city’s popular-music scene.

• Silvio SantosRelated: Santos was born and began his working life in this city.

• TV GloboRelated: The network was founded and is headquartered in this city.

• Alberto de OliveiraRelated: Oliveira studied and pursued literary life in Rio de Janeiro.

• Fernanda MontenegroRelated: Montenegro was born in Rio, where much of her stage and screen career developed.

• Flag of BrazilRelated: The depicted sky is arranged as seen over Rio de Janeiro on 15 November 1889.

• Lima BarretoRelated: The city’s neighborhoods, institutions, and inequalities recur throughout his fiction.

• Luiz GonzagaRelated: He moved there to build a career and found an audience for northeastern music.

• Rio de Janeiro MetroNarrower topic: The metro serves the city’s densely populated districts and urban destinations.

• Complexo do AlemãoNarrower topic: The neighborhood belongs to the city’s northern urban area.

• CunhambebeRelated: Its founding and consolidation followed the military struggle against Tamoios resistance.

• Elza SoaresNarrower topic: The city’s samba culture and music industry framed her emergence as a singer.

• Irineu Evangelista de SousaRelated: Mauá built much of his commercial career in the city and its surrounding province.

• Lêdo IvoRelated: Ivo moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he pursued journalism and literary work.

• Music of BrazilRelated: Rio’s urban communities and institutions helped shape nationally influential styles.

• Music of Latin AmericaRelated: Rio's communities and Carnival institutions became central to samba's growth and public identity.

• Paulo CoelhoRelated: Coelho was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro.

• São GonçaloRelated: São Gonçalo belongs to the metropolitan region centered on this neighboring city.

• Southeast RegionBroader topic: Its coastal metropolis and oil industry give the region a distinct profile.

• Syagrus romanzoffianaRelated: The species is native to Brazil and is widely seen in warm Brazilian urban landscapes.