Her Name is Rio... Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1565

The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Portuguese on March 1, 1565. The official name of the city was São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. The name "São Sebastião" was given to the city to honor Saint Sebastian, the namesake of the Portuguese king at the time, Sebastian I.

The name "Rio de Janeiro", meaning "January Sound", was the name by the explorers to the Guanabara Bay area where the current city is located.

Answer: Carioca

The word "kara'i oka" came from the indigenous Tupi language to describe the first Portuguese settlers' dwellings in Rio de Janeiro. These Portuguese settlers incorporated the word Carioca into their vocabulary to describe a native of Rio de Janeiro.

Answer: True

Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil from 1763 to 1960. Juscelino Kubitschek, the President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961, decided the capital city should be moved to a more central city in Brazil to fulfill one of his political campaign promises. He built Brasília as part of his "fifty years of prosperity in five" plan. Once the construction of the city of Brasília was completed in 1960, it became the capital city of Brazil.

Answer: Centro

The Centro is a zone in Rio de Janeiro which contains historic and cultural landmarks including the Municipal Theatre, the Paço Imperial, the National Library, the Candelária Church, the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, the Museu Histórico Nacional, the Passeio Público, the Tiradentes Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Pedro Ernesto Palace.

Answer: yes

Rio de Janeiro was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 1, 2012. The site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", was identified as a World Heritage Site in the cultural landscape category.

Answer: Sugarloaf Mountain

The Sugarloaf Mountain, also known as Pão de Açúcar, is a mountain at the entrance of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. A cablecar runs from the peak of the Sugarloaf Mountain to Morro da Urca, a hill near the neighborhood of Unca in Rio de Janeiro.

Answer: Corcovado

Corcovado is a granite mountain located in the Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro. At the peak of Corcovado is a statue of Jesus called the Cristo Redentor or "Christ the Redeemer".

Answer: Marti Gras

Marti Gras is a festival celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana. Marti Gras is celebrated at the same time as Carnival and both events are centered around parades.

Cordão do Bola Preta is a Carnival celebration held in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Banda de Ipanema and Simpatia é Quase Amor are Carnival celebrations held in the Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Suvaco do Cristo is a Carnival celebration held near the Corcovado area of Rio de Janeiro.

Answer: FIFA World Cup finals

On July 13, 2014, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup finals were held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time in front of 74,738 fans. Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is one of the larger football stadiums in the world.

In 2007, Rio de Janeiro hosted the Pan American Games. The Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix was held at the Jacarepaguá circuit from 1978 to 1990. The Summer Olympics will be hosted by Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Answer: Jurerê Internacional

Jurerê Internacional is a balneario located near Florianópolis, Brazil. Florianópolis is located in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina which is south of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro is home to several beautiful balnearios such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon.