at a glance | while the discovery of brazil is credited to pedro álvares cabral, the rio de janeiro stretch was discovered on january 1st 1502 by gaspar de lemos, heading portuguese explorers who believed guanabara bay to be the mouth of a huge river and therefore named the location rio de janeiro (january river). | january | |||
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