Extensive Definition
The State of Guanabara (in Portuguese: Estado da
Guanabara), was the name given to the municipality of Rio de
Janeiro (now the city with the same name), after the moving of
the national capital to Brasília in
1960. It was
named after the Guanabara
Bay, which borders its Eastern coast.
In 1834, the city of
Rio
de Janeiro became a municipality and was
elevated to imperial capital. With the proclamation of the republic
in 1889, the
city of Rio de Janeiro became the Federal
District, and the province of Rio de Janeiro became a State
with Niterói as the
State capital. With the moving of the national capital to Brasília in
1960, the
municipality of Rio
de Janeiro became the State of Guanabara.
In 1975, the states of
Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro merged under the name of Rio
de Janeiro, with the city of Rio de Janeiro as state
capital.
guanabara in German: Guanabara
(Bundesstaat)
guanabara in Croatian: Guanabara
guanabara in Dutch: Guanabara
guanabara in Portuguese: Guanabara
guanabara in Serbian: Гуанабара
(држава)