Sister cities
Twinned with Rio de Janeiro
54 of 121 in this atlas
Rio de Janeiro's twinning list spans municipalities across South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, including Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, and Durban. Nearly all pairings are mutual, with Berlin standing out as one-sided. The spread suggests connections built city by city rather than through any single regional or historical grouping, with partners ranging from Adelaide to Köln.
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Twinned in total121
Not reciprocated1
Twinned with Rio de Janeiro
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | AU | 13,581 km | yes |
| Ahmedabad | IN | 13,498 km | yes |
| Amsterdam | NL | 9,577 km | yes |
| Asunción | PY | 1,492 km | yes |
| Athens | GR | 9,720 km | yes |
| Baku | AZ | 11,881 km | yes |
| Barcelona | ES | 8,540 km | yes |
| Barranquilla | CO | 5,102 km | yes |
| Beijing | CN | 17,321 km | yes |
| Beirut | LB | 10,435 km | yes |
| Berlin | DE | 10,009 km | not listed |
| Bissau | GW | 4,896 km | yes |
| Bucharest | RO | 10,262 km | yes |
| Buenos Aires | AR | 1,967 km | yes |
| Busan | KR | 18,464 km | yes |
| Cali | CO | 4,654 km | yes |
| Caracas | VE | 4,522 km | yes |
| Casablanca | MA | 7,325 km | yes |
| Dubai | AE | 11,870 km | yes |
| Durban | ZA | 7,308 km | yes |
| Guiyang | CN | 16,955 km | yes |
| Havana | CU | 6,646 km | yes |
| Incheon | KR | 18,131 km | yes |
| Istanbul | TR | 10,276 km | yes |
| Jeddah | SA | 10,191 km | yes |
| Jerusalem | IL | 10,310 km | yes |
| Johannesburg | ZA | 7,120 km | yes |
| Kaohsiung | TW | 18,323 km | yes |
| Kobe | JP | 18,696 km | yes |
| Köln | DE | 9,562 km | yes |
| Kyiv | UA | 10,874 km | yes |
| Lagos | NG | 6,023 km | yes |
| Lahore | PK | 13,845 km | yes |
| La Paz | BO | 2,705 km | yes |
| Lisbon | PT | 7,716 km | yes |
| Luanda | AO | 6,195 km | yes |
| Madrid | ES | 8,141 km | yes |
| Managua | NI | 6,096 km | yes |
| Manaus | BR | 2,853 km | yes |
| Maputo | MZ | 7,564 km | yes |
| Medellín | CO | 4,786 km | yes |
| Mexico City | MX | 7,683 km | yes |
| Nairobi | KE | 8,928 km | yes |
| Praia | CV | 4,721 km | yes |
| Quito | EC | 4,576 km | yes |
| Ramallah | PS | 10,315 km | yes |
| Saint Petersburg | RU | 11,328 km | yes |
| San José | CR | 5,758 km | yes |
| Santo Domingo | DO | 5,440 km | yes |
| Seoul | KR | 18,134 km | yes |
| Toronto | CA | 8,278 km | yes |
| Tunis | TN | 8,680 km | yes |
| Warsaw | PL | 10,403 km | yes |
| Yerevan | AM | 11,439 km | yes |
1 of these do not list Rio de Janeiro back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.