Demographics of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro City is home to more than 6 million people, accounting for about 35% of the population of Rio de Janeiro State. Portuguese remains the most widely spoken language and Rio de Janeiro is the second city in the Portuguese speaking world.
Economy of Rio de Janeiro
In 2017, the city's GDP was estimated at US$305 billion (approximately R$407 billion), or 7% of the country's purchasing power parity (and the 75% of State of Rio de Janeiro's economy), making the Rio de Janeiro's fourth richest city in Latin America, behind only Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, as well as the 30th largest metropolitan area GDP in the world - ahead of cities such as Rome, Barcelona and Beijing.