Rio de Janeiro的词源

英文词源

Rio de Janeiro

literally "January River," named by explorer Amerigo Vespucci because he discovered it on Jan. 1, 1502, and so called because he incorrectly thought the bay was the estuary of a large river. See January.

中文词源

Rio de Janeiro：里约热内卢

里约是巴西的港口城市，也是巴西世界杯的举办城市之一。它位于瓜纳巴拉湾西岸，1502年葡萄牙航海队到此海湾，误认为是一条大河的出口，因时值一月，所以称之为Rio de Janeiro，意为“一月之河”。Janeiro是葡萄牙语的“一月”，和英语January（一月）同源。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：Rio de Janeiro 词源，Rio de Janeiro 含义。