Two of the world's 15 largest cities are in Brazil Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and are only about 250 miles (400 km) apart Rio de Janeiro surpassed Sao Paulo's population in the 1950s Rio de Janeiro's status also suffered when it was replaced by Brasilia as the capital in 1960, a position Rio de Janeiro had held since 1763Rio de Janeiro State Political Administrative Divisions Map, Brazil 01 From Fundação CIDE Rio de Janeiro State Maps Administrative Political DivisionSouth Region Paraná, Rio
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