【结好时间】天津市与巴西里约热内卢州于1995年4月18日正式建立友城关系。

【城市特色】里约热内卢州是巴西最小的州，首府里约热内卢市。该州是巴西及南美经济最发达的地区之一，素以巴西重要交通枢纽和信息通讯、旅游、文化、金融和保险中心而闻名。里约热内卢州是巴西第二大工业基地，多座港口，其中里约热内卢港为世界三大天然良港之一。主要工业有冶金、石油化工、汽车制造和医药工业。

【Established Date】Tianjin and the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil formally established friendship-city relations on April 18, 1995.

【City Characteristics】 Rio de Janeiro is the smallest state in Brazil and its capital is Rio de Janeiro. The state is one of the most economically developed areas in Brazil and South America, and is known as an important transportation hub and a center of information, communication, tourism, culture, finance and insurance in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is the second largest industrial base in Brazil with many ports, among which the Port of Rio de Janeiro is one of the three best natural ports in the world. The main industries are metallurgy, petrochemical industry, automobile manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry.