Editing Rio de Janeiro (section)

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil}}

=== Twin towns – sister cities ===
Rio de Janeiro is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
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*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Arganil]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acordos de Geminação |url=https://www.cm-arganil.pt/municipio/acordos-de-geminacao/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=cm-arganil.pt |date=23 October 2015 |publisher=Arganil |language=pt |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621122214/https://www.cm-arganil.pt/municipio/acordos-de-geminacao/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Atlanta]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page |url=https://www.atlantariofoundation.org/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=atlantariofoundation.org |publisher=Atlanta Rio de Janeiro Sister Cities Foundation |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621122304/https://www.atlantariofoundation.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|AZE}} [[Baku]], Azerbaijan<ref name="riointernacional">{{Cite web |title=Rio + Internacional 2009–2012 / 2013–2016 |url=http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/documents/4804537/8c7ff4cf-d6ab-4507-9767-29739e31494c |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=rio.rj.gov.br |publisher=Rio de Janeiro |page=14 |language=pt |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504081708/http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/documents/4804537/8c7ff4cf-d6ab-4507-9767-29739e31494c |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], Spain<ref name=riointernacional/>
*{{flagdeco|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sister Cities |url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities_2017/ |access-date=2 February 2020 |website=ebeijing.gov.cn |publisher=Beijing |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202081742/http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities_2017/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|LBN}} [[Beirut]], Lebanon<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2019 |title=Rio-Beirut project to link up sister cities' initiatives |url=https://anba.com.br/en/rio-beirut-project-to-link-up-sister-cities-initiatives/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=anba.com.br |publisher=Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124727/https://anba.com.br/en/rio-beirut-project-to-link-up-sister-cities-initiatives/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Braga]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geminações |url=https://www.cm-braga.pt/pt/0104/municipio/cooperacao-institucional/geminacoes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314055911/http://www.cm-braga.pt/pt/0104/municipio/cooperacao-institucional/geminacoes |archive-date=14 March 2016 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=cm-braga.pt |publisher=Braga |language=pt}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[Brisbane]], Australia
*{{flagdeco|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina<ref>{{Cite web |title=Convenios Internacionales |url=https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/internacionalesycooperacion/relacionesbilaterales/convenios |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=buenosaires.gob.ar |publisher=Buenos Aires |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803135328/https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/internacionalesycooperacion/relacionesbilaterales/convenios |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Sister Cities |url=https://english.busan.go.kr/SisterCities |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=english.busan.go.kr |publisher=Busan Metropolitan City |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042626/http://english.busan.go.kr/SisterCities |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|RSA}} [[Cape Town]], South Africa<ref name=riointernacional/>
*{{flagdeco|MAR}} [[Tangier]], Morocco<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=Rio e Tangier are sister cities |url=https://anba.com.br/rio-e-tangier-sao-cidades-irmas/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=anba.com.br |publisher=Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|GER}} [[Cologne]], Germany<ref name=riointernacional/>
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Guimarães]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cidades |url=https://www.cm-guimaraes.pt/pages/455?folders_list_17_folder_id=29 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=cm-guimaraes.pt |publisher=Guimarães |language=pt |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621125519/https://www.cm-guimaraes.pt/pages/455?folders_list_17_folder_id=29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|CHN}} [[Guiyang]], China<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sister Cities |url=http://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/guiyang/sistercities.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=chinadaily.com.cn |publisher=Guiyang |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124727/http://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/guiyang/sistercities.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|TUR}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey<ref name=riointernacional/>
*{{flagdeco|UKR}} [[Kyiv]], Ukraine<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2018 |title=Перелік міст, з якими Києвом підписані документи про поріднення, дружбу, співробітництво, партнерство |url=https://old.kyivcity.gov.ua/files/2018/2/15/Mista-pobratymy.pdf |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=kyivcity.gov.ua |publisher=Kyiv |language=uk |archive-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128062444/https://old.kyivcity.gov.ua/files/2018/2/15/Mista-pobratymy.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Kobe]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Kobe |url=https://global.kobe-investment.jp/english/info-kobe.php |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=global.kobe-investment.jp |publisher=Global Kobe Investment |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124730/https://global.kobe-investment.jp/english/info-kobe.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|PAK}} [[Lahore]], Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2016 |title=Lei nº 6.105/2016 |url=https://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/66ff1c35b8d68ddd032578690069dda8/22079af2dbb477688325807600636fa4?OpenDocument |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=camara.rj.gov.br |publisher=Rio de Janeiro |language=pt |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806215908/https://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/66ff1c35b8d68ddd032578690069dda8/22079af2dbb477688325807600636fa4?OpenDocument |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Lisbon]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acordos de geminação |url=https://www.lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais/acordos-de-geminacao |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=lisboa.pt |publisher=Lisboa |language=pt |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203073427/https://www.lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais/acordos-de-geminacao |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|UK}} [[Liverpool]], United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liverpool China Sister City Partnerships |url=https://www.trueeducationpartnerships.com/council-partnerships/liverpool-china-sister-city-partnerships/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=trueeducationpartnerships.com |publisher=True Education Partnerships |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621122437/https://www.trueeducationpartnerships.com/council-partnerships/liverpool-china-sister-city-partnerships/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|AGO}} [[Luanda]], Angola<ref>{{cite web |access-date=21 September 2012 |date=15 September 1987 |publisher=Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro |title=Lei nº 1057/1987 |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/bff0b82192929c2303256bc30052cb1c/21a381d53572f58a032576ac0073886a?OpenDocument |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616011103/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/bff0b82192929c2303256bc30052cb1c/21a381d53572f58a032576ac0073886a?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|AGO}} [[M'banza Congo]], Angola<ref>{{cite web |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=15 December 2022 |publisher=Diário Oficial do Rio de Janeiro |title=Lei nº 7707/2022 |url=https://doweb.rio.rj.gov.br/portal/visualizacoes/html/5566/#e:5566 |archive-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216104405/https://doweb.rio.rj.gov.br/portal/visualizacoes/html/5566/#e:5566 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ESP}} [[Madrid]], Spain<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agreements with cities |url=https://www.madrid.es/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=76957c275129a310VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ce069e242ab26010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default&idCapitulo=7182437 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=madrid.es |publisher=Madrid |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610162129/https://www.madrid.es/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=76957c275129a310VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ce069e242ab26010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=default&idCapitulo=7182437 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Montpellier]], France<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jumelages |url=http://www.montpellier.fr/30-six-villes-jumelees-a-montpellier-un-jumelage-sur-4-continents.htm |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=montpellier.fr |publisher=Montpellier |language=fr |archive-date=26 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826015921/http://www.montpellier.fr/30-six-villes-jumelees-a-montpellier-un-jumelage-sur-4-continents.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Nice]], France<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Déclaration de Nice signée par la Ville de Rio de Janeiro |url=https://www.nice.fr/fr/actualites/la-declaration-de-nice-signee-par-la-ville-de-rio-de-janeiro?type=articles&parent=actualites |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=nice.fr |publisher=Nice |language=fr |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124730/https://www.nice.fr/fr/actualites/la-declaration-de-nice-signee-par-la-ville-de-rio-de-janeiro?type=articles&parent=actualites |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|KEN}} [[Nairobi]], Kenya
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Oklahoma City]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Cities |url=http://sistercitiesokc.org/about-us/our-cities |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=sistercitiesokc.org |publisher=Sister Cities OKC |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621125603/http://sistercitiesokc.org/about-us/our-cities |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Olhão]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2018 |title=Geminação entre cidades de Olhão e Rio de Janeiro vai avançar |url=https://regiao-sul.pt/2018/01/09/sociedade/geminacao-entre-cidades-de-olhao-e-rio-de-janeiro-vai-avancar/407095 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=regiao-sul.pt |publisher=DiariOnline Região Sul |language=pt |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124732/https://regiao-sul.pt/2018/01/09/sociedade/geminacao-entre-cidades-de-olhao-e-rio-de-janeiro-vai-avancar/407095 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Ramat Gan]], Israel<ref>{{Cite web |title=ערים תאומות |url=https://ramat-hasharon.muni.il/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=ramat-hasharon.muni.il |publisher=Ramat HaSharon |language=he |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621122523/https://ramat-hasharon.muni.il/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Ra'anana]], Israel<ref name="toi-twins">{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rio-de-janeiro-designated-as-sister-city-of-israels-brazilian-capital/|title=Rio designated as sister city of Israel's Brazilian immigrant capital|author=Gilban, Marcus M.|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=February 24, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Международные и межрегиональные связи |url=https://www.gov.spb.ru/helper/new_stat/inter/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=gov.spb.ru |publisher=Federal city of Saint Petersburg |language=ru |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105013852/http://gov.spb.ru/helper/new_stat/inter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|UZB}} [[Samarkand]], Uzbekistan<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2013 |title=Samarkand and Gyeongju become sister cities |url=https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/24158 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=uzdaily.uz |publisher=UZ Daily |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124732/https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/24158 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ESP}} [[Santa Comba, Galicia|Santa Comba]], Spain<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Comba y Río de Janeiro refrendan su relación de amistad|date=22 September 2013 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/2013/09/22/santa-comba-rio-janeiro-refrendan-relacion-amistad/0003_201309S22C12998.htm|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15|archive-date=15 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115095316/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/2013/09/22/santa-comba-rio-janeiro-refrendan-relacion-amistad/0003_201309S22C12998.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ESP}} [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], Spain<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Cruz de Tenerife |url=https://www.arandadeduero.es/hermanamientos.php?hermanamiento=2 |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=arandadeduero.es |publisher=Aranda de Duero |language=es |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621122525/https://www.arandadeduero.es/hermanamientos.php?hermanamiento=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Viana do Castelo]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relações internacionais / cooperação |url=http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/pt/relacoes-internacionais-cooperacao |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=cm-viana-castelo.pt |publisher=Viana do Castelo |language=pt |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621124620/http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/pt/relacoes-internacionais-cooperacao |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POR}} [[Viseu]], Portugal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cidades Geminadas com Viseu |url=https://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/diretorio/cidades-geminadas |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=cm-viseu.pt |publisher=Viseu |language=pt |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621124624/https://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/diretorio/cidades-geminadas |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|POL}} [[Warsaw]], Poland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miasta partnerskie Warszawy |url=http://www.um.warszawa.pl/aktualnosci/miasta-partnerskie-warszawy |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=um.warszawa.pl |publisher=Warsaw |language=pl |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507200516/https://www.um.warszawa.pl/aktualnosci/miasta-partnerskie-warszawy |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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=== Partner cities ===
Rio de Janeiro has the following partner/friendship cities:
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*{{flagdeco|GER}} [[Berlin]], Germany<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Ordinária |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/e9589b9aabd9cac8032564fe0065abb4/4946a0f046208234032576ac00738861?OpenDocument |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016031426/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/e9589b9aabd9cac8032564fe0065abb4/4946a0f046208234032576ac00738861?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Ordinária |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/c5e78996b82f9e0303257960005fdc93/9614c9f0b840ed9c032576ac007388f6?OpenDocument |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016031425/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/c5e78996b82f9e0303257960005fdc93/9614c9f0b840ed9c032576ac007388f6?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Moscow]], Russia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Ordinária |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/1e88325e3066b43d032576ac00738899?OpenDocument |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204010558/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/1e88325e3066b43d032576ac00738899?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[New York City|New York]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Ordinária |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/421e67a6ef874a2b032576ac00738a0d?OpenDocument |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204013641/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/421e67a6ef874a2b032576ac00738a0d?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Paris]], France<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mairie de Paris |title=Les pactes d'amitié et de coopération |url=http://www.paris.fr/politiques/paris-a-l-international/paris-ville-monde/les-pactes-d-amitie-et-de-cooperation/rub_6587_stand_16468_port_14974 |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117011700/http://www.paris.fr/politiques/paris-a-l-international/paris-ville-monde/les-pactes-d-amitie-et-de-cooperation/rub_6587_stand_16468_port_14974 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Philadelphia]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei 1383/89 – Lei nº 1383 de 10 de maio de 1989 |url=http://cm-rio-de-janeiro.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/279288/lei-1383-89?ref=home |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429053452/http://cm-rio-de-janeiro.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/279288/lei-1383-89?ref=home |archive-date=29 April 2015 |access-date=14 May 2015 |website=JusBrasil}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Ordinária |url=http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/1c2bd7addb3abc13032576ac00738895?OpenDocument |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106185402/http://mail.camara.rj.gov.br/APL/Legislativos/contlei.nsf/2ed241833abd7a5b8325787100687ecc/1c2bd7addb3abc13032576ac00738895?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|CAN}} [[Toronto]], Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anabailao |url=http://www.anabailao.com/toronto_and_rio_de_janeiro_friendship_city_agreementOpenDocument |access-date=10 August 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|ARM}} [[Yerevan]], Armenia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partner cities |url=https://www.yerevan.am/en/partner/partner-cities/ |access-date=18 April 2018 |publisher=Yerevan Municipal Government |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220142/http://www.yerevan.am/3-233-233.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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=== Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities ===
Rio de Janeiro is a part of the [[Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ciudades miembro |url=https://ciudadesiberoamericanas.org/quienes-somos/ciudades-miembro/ |access-date=22 May 2020 |website=ciudadesiberoamericanas.org |publisher=Unión de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas |language=es |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611033704/https://ciudadesiberoamericanas.org/quienes-somos/ciudades-miembro/ |url-status=live }}</ref>