Rio de Janeiro ( /ˈriːoʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/ or /ˈriːoʊ deɪ dʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒaˈnejɾu],River of January), commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world.
The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1815 during the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 to 1821 as the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, and 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. Rio is nicknamed the Cidade Maravilhosa or "Marvelous City."
Rio de Janeiro represents the second largest GDP in the country (and 30th largest in the world in 2008), estimated at about R$ 343 billion (IBGE/2008) (nearly US$ 201 billion), and is the headquarters of two major Brazilian companies – Petrobras and Vale, and major oil companies and telephony in Brazil, besides the largest conglomerate of media and communications companies in Latin America, the Globo Organizations. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second largest center of research and development in Brazil, accounting for 17% of national scientific production – according to 2005 data.
Have you been there? (4x)
What're you talkin' about, man?
I'm talkin' about Rio, Rio, Rio, Rio.
I've been to Rio de Janeiro.
I love the fun in the sun and the people.
In Rio de Janeiro, it's so exciting to see,
no matter where you go.
Any time, day or night, everything is so alive.
Music there is really hot.
You should see 'em do the Rio rock.
Nothing like it nowhere else.
It's a feeling that I've never felt.
Never stops, never ends.
It blows your mind just being there.
In Rio de Janeiro,
I love the fun in the sun with the people.
In Rio de Janeiro, it's so exciting to see,
no matter where you go.
I went to Sugar Hill the other night.
From the top you see the city lights.
Took the cable car to the other side.
The moon above was big and bright.
Then I saw this huge crowd.
People dancing and singing loud.
People smiled as I walked around.
I felt so good, so I got down.
In Rio, Rio de Janeiro.
[Verse 1:]
Now you can come visit any time of year
And the sun is shinin and the skies are clear
If you're lookin for love you can find it here
So give Diz a couple minutes up inside your ear
I'm lookin for the light like a Jedi Knight
So I'm headed for Brazil on a red-eyed flight
Cause I gotta hit the festival (Tell em why) it's set to go
Four whole days at a very high decibel
We cut loose and dance in the streets
All the way down to Copacabana Beach
And when it's all over recovery mode
I'm out in Ipanema to relax and reload
Cause I think we got a UD show tomorrow
And I have to go to São Paulo - I know
Andy's at a soccer game, Rod's in a speedo
I'm not Michael Caine but I _Blame it on Rio_
[Chorus:]
You gotta go to Rio, go to Rio with me
If you wanna carnival, carnival with me
Cause you need to get away, get away with me
And we're gonna do it now, do it now with me
If you gotta go to Rio, go to Rio with me
If you wanna carnival, carnival with me
Cause you need to get away, get away with me
(Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)
[Verse 2:]
Get off the sofa, let's bossanova
Come and do la cosa nostra
And we're gonna make it like presto
Alakazaam, out with my man windjam on the catamaran
It's Rio de Janeiro, nail the map with a thumb tack
And before you unpack you wish you could come back
(Why?) Because the weather's warm and toasty like an oven mitt
And I'd be lyin if I said I wasn't lovin it
Watch the palm trees sway in the breeze
Beautiful girls talkin to me in Portuguese
I do [?] nada, which means the minimum
Sippin Brazilian coffee with a bit of cinnamon
Do you find the daily grind is inescapable?
Have a rest from the stress [?]
There's no other place to go (bro) it's the apex
Talk to your boss and save up your paychecks
We gotta
Let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go
We gotta go
Let's go, let's go
(Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)
[Chorus:]
You gotta go to Rio, go to Rio with me
If you wanna carnival, carnival with me
Cause you need to get away, get away with me
And we're gonna do it now, do it now with me
You gotta go to Rio, go to Rio with me
If you wanna carnival, carnival with me
Cause you need to get away, get away with me
(Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)
Young Einstein
Sugarloaf Mountain
Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro
Teu perfume, teu tempero
É o azul do mar
O teu olhar coral
A água viva de sal espraiada
No teu corpo de luz
Esse poder que Deus deu
Quando o Rio se lamenta
Uma onda arrebenta, sensual
E traz de lá
Sereia
Liberta da teia das redes pra encantar
E vem num cavalo-marinho sobre as águas reinar
Yorubá de Iemanjá
De Iemanjá no mar
Rio de Janeiro o poeta num veleiro veio te contar
Que o carioca vê
A mata atlântica inteira na palma de um coqueiro
Solar
Esse é o povo que dança nas ruas
E o turista que desce na pista do lugar
Quer se tornar
Moreno
E primo de Ogum, afilhado de Orixá
Faz jogo de vicho na sombra leve de um flamboyant
Em tardes azuis reza no Maracanã
A oração do futebol
Alles dreht sich im Kreis
mich hat der Alltag fest im Griff.
Ich steige aus nach Rio -
nehme das nächste Schiff.
Der Wind treibt das weiße Boot
durch glasklare blaue Wellen
hin zu den Palmenstränden
dort wo die Sonne wohnt.
Ein Platz ist noch frei
mußt nicht lange überlegen.
dann bist du dabei -
mach doch was aus deinem Leben.
Ein Platz ist noch frei
darfst das Traumboot nicht versäumen
denn es bringt uns zwei
in die Welt von der wir träumen.
Oh - Rio de Janeiro -
Rio - oo - weißer Strand
Sonne und Wein
Rio de Janeiro - Rio - oo - steig mit ein.
Heiß ist die Tropennacht
die unsre Herzen feurig macht.
Carneval der Liebe dauert das ganze Jahr.
Du warst mir noch nie so nah
wie unsre Herzen schlagen
sie haben keine Fragen
sie sagen beide Ja.
Ein Platz ist noch frei
mußt nicht lange überlegen.
dann bist du dabei -
mach doch was aus deinem Leben.
Ein Platz ist noch frei
darfst das Traumboot nicht versäumen
denn es bringt uns zwei
in die Welt von der wir träumen.
Oh - Rio de Janeiro -
Rio - oo - weißer Strand
Sonne und Wein
Rio de Janeiro - Rio - oo - steig mit ein.