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|image=[[File:Rio de Janeiro (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games).jpg|256px]]
|greater_location=[[wikipedia:Brazil|Brazil]]
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|inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]])
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[[File:RioDeJaneiro MIM.png|thumb|left|The map of Rio de Janeiro as it appears in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']]
'''[[Wikipedia:Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]]''' (Portuguese for "January River") is the second largest city of [[wikipedia:Brazil|Brazil]], located in [[South America]]. Along with [[New York City]], [[Tokyo]], [[Cairo]] and [[London]], it is one of the cities [[Luigi]] has to visit in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''.

As with all the other cities appearing in the game, Rio de Janeiro was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s. 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.

Rio is also the general setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', since the city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
*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."''

==Trivia==
*The information from ''Mario is Missing!'' that the city is above the Tropic of Cancer is mistaken; Rio is above the Tropic of Capricorn.

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