Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1992)
Latest appearance	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Greater location	Brazil
Inhabitants	Humans, Animals, etc.

Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese for "January River") appears in the Super Mario franchise as a city located in Brazil, located in South America; this is consistent with its portrayal in real life.

History

Mario is Missing!

The map of Rio de Janeiro as it appears in Mario is Missing!

Along with New York City, Tokyo, Cairo and London, it is one of the cities Luigi has to visit in the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!.

As with all the other cities appearing in the game, Rio de Janeiro was invaded by Koopa Troopas. The enemies were sent by Bowser to steal artifacts from the cities' landmarks. In Rio, the Troopas stole from the Christ the Redeemer Statue, the Copacabana Beach, and the Sugar Loaf Mountain. Luigi's task was to rescue the city by finding and returning all the missing artifacts.

The information from Mario is Missing! mistakenly plains the city to be above the Tropic of Cancer, when Rio is actually above the Tropic of Capricorn.

Information

• Boy:
  • "To the south is Argentina, to your left is Peru. I'd brush up on my Portuguese if I were you."
  • "'Rio' means river and 'de' means of. I wonder what Janeiro means?"
• Tourist:
  • "Its capital is Brasilia but you're not there. This place is more of a carnival, from all I hear."
  • "It's the land of samba and mamba, the soul music of Brasilia."
• Business Woman:
  • "I hope you brought your swimsuit, this city lies on Brazil's famous coastline."
  • "Rio is right-o above the Tropic of Cancer."
• Scientist:
  • "It covers nearly one-half of South America. It's the fifth largest country in the world!"
  • "Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese in 1500. You thought they spoke Spanish, didn't you?"
• Police Military:
  • "You finally made it to Rio de Janeiro. The South American tropics of Brazil."

Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō

In the November 17, 1995 broadcast of Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō, Mario and Toad escape from a prison by digging downwards with a drill, emerging to find Rio Carnival dancers nearby. Concluding they arrived in Brazil, Mario promptly gives Toad the cover name "Carlos Romário", to Toad's despair.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro is the general setting for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, since the city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics. Among the city areas visited in the game are the Copacabana Beach, Sambódromo, Maracaña, Cinelândia, Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, and Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (referred to in-game as Olympic Stadium).