Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Greater location	Brazil
Ruler	Mayor Cook
Inhabitants	Humans, Animals, etc.

Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese for "January River") appears in the Super Mario franchise as a city located in Brazil, located in South America; this is consistent with its portrayal in real life.

History[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

The map of Rio de Janeiro as it appears in Mario is Missing!

Rio de Janeiro's first appearance in the Super Mario franchise is as one of the cities Luigi has to visit in the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!. As with all the other cities appearing in the game, Rio de Janeiro was invaded by Koopa Troopas sent by Bowser to steal artifacts from the cities' landmarks. Luigi's task is to rescue the city by finding and returning all the missing artifacts.

In the SNES version, the Koopas steal a spotlight from the Christ the Redeemer Statue, a seashell from Copacabana Beach, and a cable car from Sugar Loaf Mountain.

In the PC version, instead of stealing from the Christ the Redeemer Statue, the Koopas instead steal a headdress from the Carnival, and a Soccer Ball from Maracana Stadium. Additionally, in this version, the mayor of the city is shown to be Mayor Cook.

The information from Mario is Missing! mistakenly places the city to be above the Tropic of Cancer, when Rio is actually above the Tropic of Capricorn.

Information[edit]

Person	Quote
PC version
	"To the south is Argentina, to your left is Peru. I'd brush up on my Portuguese if I were you." "Rio' means river and 'de' means of. I wonder what Janeiro means?"
	"Its capital is Brasilia but you're not there. This place is more of a carnival, from all I hear." "It's the land of samba and mamba, the soul music of Brasilia."
	"I hope you brought your swimsuit, this city lies on Brazil's famous coastline." "Rio is right-o above the Tropic of Cancer."
	"It covers nearly one-half of South America. It's the fifth largest country in the world!" "Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese in 1500. You thought they spoke Spanish, didn't you?"
	"You finally made it to Rio de Janeiro. The South American tropics of Brazil."
SNES version
	"To the south is Argentina, to your left is Peru. I'd brush up on my Portuguese if I were you." "Rio' means river and 'de' means of. I wonder what Janeiro means?"
	"Its capital is Brasilia but you're not there. This place is more of a carnival, from all I hear." "It's the land of samba and mamba, the soul music of Brasilia."
	"I hope you brought your swimsuit, this city lies on Brazil's famous coastline." "Rio is right-o above the Tropic of Cancer."
	"It covers nearly one-half of South America. It's the fifth largest country in the world!" "Brazil was discovered by the Portuguese in 1500. You thought they spoke Spanish, didn't you?"
	"You finally made it to Rio de Janeiro. The South American tropics of Brazil."

Newspaper[edit]

Koopas Compromise Copacabana

Copacabana beach was bushwhacked early today when a truckload of turtles took tons of sea shells. She who sells sea shells by the sea shore said, "Shucks. Those suckers swooped in and stole all the super shells? What shall I do?" She also provided the following sketches to police:

Lightfingers on the Loose

	Scene of crime: Maracana Stadium Artifact: the Soccer Ball Reward: $1200 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: Sugar Loaf Mountain Artifact: the Sugar Loaf Mountain cable car Reward: $2250 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: Copacabana beach Artifact: the Copacabana beach seashell Reward: $1350 Bonus: $0
	Scene of crime: Carnival Artifact: the Carnival headdress Reward: $1650 Bonus: $3000

Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō[edit]

In the November 17, 1995 broadcast of Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō, Mario and Toad escape from a prison by digging downwards with a drill, emerging to find Rio Carnival dancers nearby.^[1] Concluding they arrived in Brazil, Mario promptly gives Toad the cover name "Carlos Romário", to Toad's despair.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]

Rio de Janeiro is the general setting for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, since the city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics. Among the city areas visited in the game are the Copacabana Beach, Sambódromo, Maracanã, Cinelândia, Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, and Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (referred to in-game as Olympic Stadium).

Gallery[edit]

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  Rio de Janeiro in the DOS version.

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  Map of Rio de Janeiro in the DOS version.

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  Rio de Janeiro in the SNES version.

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