Editing Rio de Janeiro (section)

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Rio de Janeiro|Economy of Brazil}}
[[File:Urca,_Rio_de_Janeiro_-_State_of_Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil_-_panoramio_(14).jpg|thumb|[[Centro (Rio de Janeiro)|Downtown Rio]], in the financial district of the city]]
[[File:Pão de Açucar - Sugarloaf Mountain - Zuckerhut - Botafago.jpg|thumb|[[Botafogo]] with the [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Brazil)|Sugarloaf Mountain]]]]
[[File:Convento de Santo Antônio do Largo da Carioca 19.jpg|thumb|Largo da Carioca, in Downtown Rio]]
[[File:Barra_da_Tijuca_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Barra da Tijuca]]]]

Rio de Janeiro has the second-largest [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] of any city in Brazil, surpassed only by [[São Paulo]]. According to the [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]], it was approximately US$201&nbsp;billion in 2008, equivalent to 5.1% of the national total. Taking into consideration the network of influence exerted by the urban [[metropolis]] (which covers 11.3% of the population), this share in GDP rises to 14.4%, according to a study released in October 2008 by the IBGE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of economy |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/29092003estatisticasecxxhtml.shtm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103124742/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/29092003estatisticasecxxhtml.shtm |archive-date=3 January 2010 |access-date=17 April 2010 |publisher=Ibge.gov.br}}</ref>

Greater Rio de Janeiro, as perceived by the IBGE, has a GDP of US$187&nbsp;billion, constituting the second largest hub of national wealth. Per capita GDP is US$11,786.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Economist |date=30 August 2011 |title=Comparing Brazilian states with countries |work=Magazine |publisher=Economist |url=http://www.economist.com/content/compare-cabana |access-date=3 October 2012 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210115526/http://www.economist.com/content/compare-cabana |url-status=live }}</ref> It concentrates 68% of the state's economic strength and 7.9% of all goods and services produced in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cidade – Protected Planet |url=http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/478446 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205003206/http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/478446 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref> The services sector comprises the largest portion of GDP (65.5%), followed by commerce (23.4%), industrial activities (11.1%) and agriculture (0.1%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro %28city%29 |url=http://gold.dreab.com/p-Rio_de_Janeiro_%28city%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001752/http://gold.dreab.com/p-Rio_de_Janeiro_%28city%29 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=12 March 2013 |publisher=Gold.dreab.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About BCG – Rio de Janeiro |url=https://www.bcg.com/offices/rio-de-janeiro/default |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621121918/https://www.bcg.com/offices/rio-de-janeiro/default |url-status=live }}</ref>

Benefiting from the federal capital position it had for a long period (1763–1960), the city became a dynamic administrative, financial, commercial and cultural center. Rio de Janeiro became an attractive place for companies to locate when it was the capital of Brazil, as important sectors of society and of the government were present in the city. The city was chosen as headquarters for [[Public property|state-owned]] companies such as [[Petrobras]], [[Eletrobras]], [[Caixa Econômica Federal]], [[Brazilian Development Bank|National Economic and Social Development Bank]] and [[Vale (mining company)|Vale]] (which was privatized in the 1990s). The [[Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange]] (BVRJ), which currently trades only government securities, was the first stock exchange founded in Brazil in 1845.

The off-shore oil exploration in the [[Campos Basin]] began in 1968 and became the main site for oil production of Brazil. This caused many oil and gas companies to be based in Rio de Janeiro, such as the Brazilian branches of [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]], [[EBX Group|EBX]] and [[Esso]]. For many years Rio was the second largest industrial hub of Brazil,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBGE – Economy of Rio de Janeiro |url=http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/tabela/listabl.asp?z=cd&o=17&i=P&c=793 |access-date=17 April 2010 |publisher=Sidra.ibge.gov.br |archive-date=14 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614223617/http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/tabela/listabl.asp?z=cd&o=17&i=P&c=793 |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[oil refineries]], shipbuilding industries, steel, [[metallurgy]], petrochemicals, cement, [[pharmaceutic]]al, textile, processed foods and furniture industries.

Major international pharmaceutical companies have their Brazilian headquarters in Rio such as: [[Merck KGaA|Merck]], [[Roche Applied Science|Roche]], Arrow, Darrow, [[Baxter International|Baxter]], Mayne, and Mappel.

Recent decades have seen a sharp transformation in its economic profile, which is becoming more and more one of a major national hub of services and businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economy Of Rio de Janeiro, need To Know Economy Of Rio de Janeiro, About Economy Of Rio de Janeiro |url=http://www.barra-brazilbeach.com/about_us/Economy_Of_Rio_de_Janeiro.html |access-date=14 May 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182352/http://www.barra-brazilbeach.com/about_us/Economy_Of_Rio_de_Janeiro.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is the headquarters of large telecom companies, such as [[Intelig Telecom|Intelig]], [[Oi (telecommunications)|Oi]] and [[Embratel]]. Major Brazilian entertainment and media organizations are based in Rio de Janeiro like [[Organizações Globo]] and also some of Brazil's major newspapers: ''[[Jornal do Brasil]]'', ''[[O Dia]]'', and ''Business Rio''.

Tourism and entertainment are other key aspects of the city's economic life. The city is the nation's top tourist attraction for both Brazilians and foreigners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tourism in Rio |url=http://www.portalemfoco.com.br/artigos.php?pag=artigo&artigoid=150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706153936/http://www.portalemfoco.com.br/artigos.php?pag=artigo&artigoid=150 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=17 April 2010 |publisher=Portalemfoco.com.br}}</ref>

In Greater Rio, which has one of the highest per capita incomes in Brazil, retail trade is substantial. Many of the most important retail stores are located in the center, but others are scattered throughout the commercial areas of the other districts, where shopping centers, supermarkets, and other retail businesses handle a large volume of consumer trade.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Economy of Rio |encyclopedia=Britannica.com |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/504192/Rio-de-Janeiro/29045/Climate |access-date=17 April 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527130739/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/504192/Rio-de-Janeiro/29045/Climate |url-status=live }}</ref>

Rio de Janeiro is ({{As of|2014|lc=y}}) the second largest exporting municipality in Brazil. Annually, Rio exported a total of $7.49B (USD) worth of goods.<ref>DataViva. [http://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/show.9/all/all/?order=export_val.desc "2014 Brazilian Trade by Municipality"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406102236/http://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/show.9/all/all/?order=export_val.desc |date=6 April 2016 }}, ''[[DataViva]]'', Retrieved on 17 June 2015.</ref> The top three goods exported by the municipality were [[Petroleum|crude petroleum]] (40%), [[Semi-finished casting products|semi finished iron product]] (16%), and semi finished steel products (11%).<ref>DataViva. [http://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/4rj020212/show.6/all/?order=export_val.desc "Exports by Product for Rio de Janeiro (2014)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102649/https://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/4rj020212/show.6/all/?order=export_val.desc |date=18 June 2015 }}, ''[[DataViva]]'', Retrieved 17 June 2015.</ref> Material categories of mineral products (42%) and metals (29%) make up 71% of all exports from Rio.<ref>DataViva. [http://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/4rj020212/show.2/all/?order=export_val.desc "International Trade by Section for Rio de Janeiro (2014)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102028/https://en.dataviva.info/data/secex/2014-0/4rj020212/show.2/all/?order=export_val.desc |date=18 June 2015 }}, ''[[DataViva]]'', Retrieved 17 June 2015.</ref>

Compared to other cities, Rio de Janeiro's economy is the second-largest in Brazil, behind [[São Paulo]], and the [[List of cities by GDP|30th largest in the world]] with a GDP of [[Brazilian Real|R$]] 201,9&nbsp;billion in 2010. The per capita income for the city was R$22,903 in 2007 (around {{USD|14,630}}).<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/noticia_impressao.php?id_noticia=1288 |title=per capita income |publisher=IBGE |year=2005 |isbn=85-240-3919-1 |location=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |language=pt |format=PDF |access-date=21 July 2009 |archive-date=1 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701054146/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/presidencia/noticias/noticia_impressao.php?id_noticia=1288 |url-status=live }}</ref> Largely because of the strength of Brazil's currency at the time, [[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer]]'s [[List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees#Mercer surveys|city rankings of cost of living for expatriate employees]], reported that Rio de Janeiro ranked 12th among the most expensive cities in the world in 2011, up from the 29th position in 2010, just behind São Paulo (ranked 10th), and ahead of London, Paris, [[Milan]], and New York.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2011 |title=Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2011 – Top 50 cities: Cost of living ranking |url=http://www.mercer.com/costoflivingpr#City_rankings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725215323/http://www.mercer.com/costoflivingpr |archive-date=25 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |publisher=[[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2011 |title=SP é a 10ª cidade mais cara do mundo para estrangeiros; RJ é a 12ª |language=pt |work=UOL Noticias |url=http://economia.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2011/07/12/sp-e-a-10-cidade-mais-cara-do-mundo-para-estrangeiros-rj-e-a-12.jhtm |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715220331/http://economia.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2011/07/12/sp-e-a-10-cidade-mais-cara-do-mundo-para-estrangeiros-rj-e-a-12.jhtm |url-status=live }}</ref> Rio also had the most expensive hotel rates in Brazil, and the daily rate of its [[five star hotel]]s were the second most expensive in the world after only New York.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2011 |title=Rio de Janeiro lidera lista de hotéis mais caros do País |language=pt |work=UOL Noticias |url=http://economia.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/infomoney/2011/03/23/rio-de-janeiro-lidera-lista-de-hoteis-mais-caros-do-pais.jhtm |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008004554/http://economia.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/infomoney/2011/03/23/rio-de-janeiro-lidera-lista-de-hoteis-mais-caros-do-pais.jhtm |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Highlighted Sectors ===
[[Image:Edise.jpg|thumb|upright|Headquarters building of [[Petrobras]]]]
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Rio de Janeiro is home to many of Brazil's largest business conglomerates. Among them are the three largest multinationals in the energy and mining sectors: [[Petrobras]], [[Vale S.A.]], and the [[EBX Group]]; the largest media and communications group in Latin America, [[Grupo Globo]]; and major telecommunications companies like [[CorpCo]] (owner of [[Oi (company)|Oi]] and [[Portugal Telecom]]), [[TIM Brasil|TIM]], [[Embratel]], [[Intelig]], and [[Embratel Star One|Star One]] (the largest satellite management company in Latin America).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sobre.uol.com.br/ultnot/novidade/noticias/ult299u137.jhtm |title=UOL, Star One e Gilat launch UOLSAT, a pioneering Internet service in Brazil |date=2001-09-14 |website=[[Universo Online|UOL]] |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119005413/http://sobre.uol.com.br/ultnot/novidade/noticias/ult299u137.jhtm |archive-date=2008-01-19}}</ref>

In the petrochemical sector, there are more than 700 companies, including Brazil's largest ([[Shell plc|Shell]], [[Esso]], [[Ipiranga (company)|Ipiranga]], [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]], [[PRIO]], [[Repsol]]). Most maintain research centers throughout the state and together produce over four-fifths of the petroleum and fuels distributed at service stations nationwide.{{cn|date=August 2024}} The [[Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional]] (CSN),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiduciario.com.br/uploads/docs/Relatorio_Anual_2009/Trustee/CSN_2009.pdf |title=Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional - CSN, Annual Report 2009 |website=fiduciario.com.br |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223619/http://www.fiduciario.com.br/uploads/docs/Relatorio_Anual_2009/Trustee/CSN_2009.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> [[Ternium Brasil]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20100523/not_imp555299,0.php |title=CSA finally takes off |last=Gonçalves |first=Glauber |date=2010-05-23 |website=O Estado de S. Paulo |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526030419/http://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20100523/not_imp555299,0.php |archive-date=2010-05-26}}</ref> (the largest steel mill in Latin America<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalica.com.br/thyssenkrupp-constroi-no-brasil-o-maior-complexo-siderurgico-da-america-latina |title=ThyssenKrupp builds the largest steel complex in Latin America in Brazil |website=Portal Metálica |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504115818/http://www.metalica.com.br/thyssenkrupp-constroi-no-brasil-o-maior-complexo-siderurgico-da-america-latina |archive-date=2010-05-04}})</ref>) and the Brazilian branch of [[BHP|BHP Billiton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diariodocomercio.com.br/index.php?id=70&conteudoId=25461&edicaoId=209 |title=BHP Billiton may start direct action in the State |date=2008-04-25 |website=Diário do Comércio |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101093844/http://www.diariodocomercio.com.br/index.php?id=70&conteudoId=25461&edicaoId=209 |archive-date=2012-11-01}}</ref> play significant roles in the mining sector. The city also hosts the main national and international groups of the [[shipbuilding industry]] and the largest shipyards in the state and throughout Brazil, which produce about 90% of the ships and [[Offshore construction|offshore]] equipment in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.multinoticias.com.br/sinaval/notic_dia.php?cod=8223 |title=Secretary highlights the revival of the shipbuilding industry |date=2007-08-30 |website=Sindicato Nacional da Indústria da Construção e Reparação Naval e Offshore (Sinaval) |access-date=2008-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305063006/http://www.multinoticias.com.br/sinaval/notic_dia.php?cod=8223 |archive-date=2009-03-05}}</ref>

[[Americanas]], [[Coca-Cola Brasil]], [[Eletrobras]], [[Michelin]], [[Neoenergia]], [[Xerox|Xerox do Brasil]], GE Oil & Gas, [[Light S/A|Light]], [[Chemtech]], [[Transpetro]], [[BAT Brasil]], [[SulAmérica Seguros|Grupo SulAmérica]] and [[Vibra Energia]] are among the major companies headquartered in the city. The city has a significant number of pharmaceutical industries, including [[Schering-Plough]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMM82-7091,00.html |title=The 100 best companies to work for |website=Revista Época, Editora Globo |access-date=2012-09-22 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205030328/https://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMM82-7091,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[GlaxoSmithKline]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gsk.com.br/quemsomos-nobrasil.asp |title=GlaxoSmithKline, who we are in Brazil |website=GlaxoSmithKline Brasil |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102207/http://www.gsk.com.br/quemsomos-nobrasil.asp |archive-date=2012-11-05}}</ref> [[Hoffmann–La Roche|Roche]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istoe.com.br/colunas-e-blogs/coluna/91918_SOBRE+TRILHOS |title=Medication, Made in Brazil |last=Boechat |first=Ricardo |website=Isto É Independente |access-date=2012-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718090616/http://www.istoe.com.br/colunas-e-blogs/coluna/91918_SOBRE+TRILHOS |archive-date=2014-07-18}}</ref> and [[Merck KGaA|Merck]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com.br/pt/company/merck_sa/merck_brasil_new.html |title=Merck Brasil |website=Merck KGaA |access-date=2012-09-22}}</ref>

[[Image:Projac, Globo.jpg|thumb|Replica of the [[Ganges River]] at the scenic city of [[Projac]], the second-largest television complex in [[Latin America]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrada/50559-globo-e-tv-do-mexico-miram-coproducao.shtml |title=Globo and TV from Mexico aim for co-production |website=Folha de S. Paulo - Ilustrada |access-date=2012-06-30}}</ref>]]

Rio de Janeiro has inherited a strong cultural vocation from its past. It currently hosts the main production centers of Brazilian television: the [[Estúdios Globo]] of [[TV Globo]], the [[Casablanca Estúdios]] of [[Record (TV network)|Record]], and the ''Polo de Cinema de Jacarepaguá'' — responsible for creating about 10,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs. In 2006, 65% of Brazilian cinema production was done exclusively by studios in Rio, generating 91 million reais in federal funds through [[Rouanet Law|tax incentive laws]].{{cn|date=August 2024}} A significant part of the Brazilian editorial graphic industry is also present. In the phonographic industry, companies such as [[EMI]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=28 |title=EMI Music |website=ABPD - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210070904/http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=28 |archive-date=2005-12-10}}</ref> [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=17 |title=Universal Music |website=ABPD - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823053138/http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=17 |archive-date=2006-08-23}}</ref> [[Sony Music]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=60 |title=Sony Music Entertainment |website=ABPD - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720235655/http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=60 |archive-date=2009-07-20}}</ref> [[Warner Music Brasil|Warner Music]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=12 |title=Warner Music |website=ABPD - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116162032/http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=12 |archive-date=2006-01-16}}</ref> and [[Som Livre]] are present.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=20 |title=Som Livre |website=ABPD - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos |access-date=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210074626/http://www.abpd.org.br/sobre_gravadora.asp?g=20 |archive-date=2005-12-10}}</ref>

Many state-owned companies, public foundations, and federal autarchies have their headquarters in the city, including the [[National Bank for Economic and Social Development]] (BNDES),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bndes.gov.br/SiteBNDES/bndes/bndes_pt/Areas_de_Atuacao/Meio_Ambiente/edificio_verde.html |title=Ações ambientais desenvolvidas no edifício Sede |website=BNDES |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705053143/http://www.bndes.gov.br/SiteBNDES/bndes/bndes_pt/Areas_de_Atuacao/Meio_Ambiente/edificio_verde.html |archive-date=2009-07-05}}</ref> the [[Casa da Moeda do Brasil]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br/Memoria/administracao/reparticoes/colonia/casadamoeda.asp |title=Casas da Moeda |website=Memória, Receita Federal |access-date=2012-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103224449/http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br/Memoria/administracao/reparticoes/colonia/casadamoeda.asp |archive-date=2007-01-03}}</ref> the [[Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil]] (INB),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inb.gov.br/pt-br/A-INB/Quem-somos |title=INB Institucional |website=INB - Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil |access-date=2012-09-23}}</ref> the [[Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos]] (FINEP),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finep.gov.br/pagina.asp?pag=98 |title=FINEP-Rio |website=Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP) |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016124435/http://www.finep.gov.br/pagina.asp?pag=98 |archive-date=2012-10-16}}</ref> the [[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]] (IBGE),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/disseminacao/eventos/missao/regimento.pdf |title=o Regimento Interno da Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE, Portaria nº 215 de 12 de agosto de 2004 |author=Ministério do Planejamento, Orçamento e Gestão |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050319105928/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/disseminacao/eventos/missao/regimento.pdf |archive-date=2005-03-19}}</ref> the [[Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia|Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial]] (Inmetro),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inmetro.gov.br/inmetro/localizacao_riocomprido.asp |title=Edifício do Inmetro no Rio Comprido |website=Inmetro |access-date=2012-09-24}}</ref> the [[Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (Brasil)|Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial]] (INPI),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/arquivos/2012/05/10/inaugurada-nova-sede-do-instituto-nacional-de-propriedade-industrial-no-rio |title=Inaugurada a nova sede do Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (Inpi) |author=Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior |date=2012-05-10 |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515083933/http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/arquivos/2012/05/10/inaugurada-nova-sede-do-instituto-nacional-de-propriedade-industrial-no-rio |archive-date=2012-05-15}}</ref> the [[Comissão de Valores Mobiliários]] (CVM),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvm.gov.br/port/acvm/local.asp |title=CVM, sede Rio de Janeiro |website=Comissão de Valores Mobiliários |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606120818/http://www.cvm.gov.br/port/acvm/local.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear]] (CNEN).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnen.gov.br/acnen/relatorios/portaria_305_2010.pdf |title=Regimento Interno da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN) |author=Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia |date=2010-04-27 |website=D.O.U. Nº 78 |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702173300/http://www.cnen.gov.br/acnen/relatorios/portaria_305_2010.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-02}}</ref>

===Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Brazil}}
[[File:Ipanema_Paradise.jpg|thumb|[[Ipanema beach]]]]
[[File:Museu do Amanhã - entrada (28044443423).jpg|thumb|[[Museum of Tomorrow]]]]
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's primary tourist attraction and resort. It receives the most visitors per year of any city in South America with 2.82&nbsp;million international tourists a year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2010 |title=Rio de Janeiro is the main tourist destination in the South Hemisphere |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/rio-de-janeiro-is-the-main-tourist-destination-in-the-south-hemisphere |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118174506/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/rio-de-janeiro-is-the-main-tourist-destination-in-the-south-hemisphere |archive-date=18 November 2015 |access-date=11 February 2010}}</ref>

Attractions in the city include approximately 80&nbsp;kilometers of beaches, [[Corcovado]] and [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Brazil)|Sugarloaf]] mountains, and the [[Maracanã Stadium]]. While the city had in past had a thriving tourism sector, the industry entered a decline in the last quarter of the 20th century. Annual international airport arrivals dropped from 621,000 to 378,000 and average hotel occupancy dropped to 50% between 1985 and 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flickr roger4336 |title=Rio de Janeiro |url=http://www.touristlink.com.br/Brasil/rio-de-janeiro/overview.html |access-date=14 May 2015 |website=TouristLink |archive-date=19 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419003812/http://www.touristlink.com.br/Brasil/rio-de-janeiro/overview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The fact that [[Brasília]] replaced Rio de Janeiro as the Brazilian capital in 1960 and that [[São Paulo]] replaced Rio as the country's commercial, financial and main cultural center during the mid-20th century, has also been cited as a leading cause of the decline.<ref name="Worldwide destinations" />

Rio de Janeiro's government has since undertaken to modernize the city's economy, reduce its chronic social inequalities, and improve its commercial standing as part of an initiative for the regeneration of the tourism industry.<ref name="Worldwide destinations">{{Cite book |last1=Boniface |first1=Brian G. |url=https://archive.org/details/worldwidedestina0000boni/page/233 |title=Worldwide destinations casebook: the geography of travel and tourism |last2=Cooper |first2=Christopher P. |publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann |year=2005 |isbn=0-7506-6440-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/worldwidedestina0000boni/page/233 233–35] |url-access=registration}}</ref>

Rio de Janeiro is an international hub of highly active and diverse [[nightlife]] with [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], dance bars and [[nightclub]]s staying open well past midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20110630-a-perfect-day-in-rio-de-janeiro |title=Usually, tourists like to do as locals do – milk the city's sun-soaked atmosphere for all it is worth. |date=5 July 2011 |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206084044/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20110630-a-perfect-day-in-rio-de-janeiro |url-status=live }}</ref> The city is an important global [[LGBT tourism|LGBT destination]], with 1 million LGBT tourists visiting each year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Do G1 RJ |date=24 November 2011 |title=G1 – Rio recebe quase 1 milhão de turistas homossexuais por ano, diz pesquisa – notícias em Rio de Janeiro |url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2011/11/rio-recebe-quase-1-milhao-de-turistas-homossexuais-por-ano-diz-pesquisa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702111745/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2011/11/rio-recebe-quase-1-milhao-de-turistas-homossexuais-por-ano-diz-pesquisa.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 |access-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=G1.globo.com}}</ref>

The Farme de Amoedo Street ''"Rua Farme de Amoedo"'' is located in Ipanema, a neighborhood in the South Zone of the city. The street and the nearby beach are popular in the LGBT community.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}