City size comparison

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Rio De Janeiro is around the same size as Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Rio De Janeiro is approximately 1,221 sq km, making Rio De Janeiro 1% larger than Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Rio De Janeiro uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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