Timeline of Rio de Janeiro

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Prior to 19th century

 * 1565 AD
 * São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese.
 * Fortaleza de São João built.
 * 1603 - St James of Mercy Fort built.
 * 1663 - Padre Eterno galleon launched.
 * 1693 - Calaboose Prison built.
 * 1736 - founded.
 * 1743 - Paço Imperial built.
 * 1750 - Carioca Aqueduct built.
 * 1752 - founded.
 * 1763 - Portuguese America administrative center moved to Rio de Janeiro from Salvador.
 * 1770 - Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro consecrated.
 * 1783 - Passeio Público constructed.
 * 1792 - Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho founded.

19th century

 * 1803 - Paço de São Cristóvão building erected.
 * 1808
 * City becomes capital of Kingdom of Portugal.
 * (royal printing press) begins operating.
 * 10 September: Gazeta do Rio newspaper begins publication.
 * 1811 - Candelária Church inaugurated.
 * 1811 - Construction of Valongo Wharf started.
 * 1815 - City becomes capital of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
 * 1818 - Royal Museum established.
 * 1822
 * City becomes capital of independent Brazil.
 * Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden opens.
 * 1826 - founded.
 * 1827
 * Jornal do Commercio newspaper in publication.
 * founded in Rio.
 * 1838 - Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro headquartered in Rio.
 * 1852 - Theatro Provisório built.
 * 1854 - Catete Palace built.
 * 1858
 * Dom Pedro II railway begins operating.
 * Central do Brasil inaugurated.
 * 1871 - Theatro D. Pedro II (theatre) inaugurated.
 * 1872 - Population: 274,972.
 * 1877 - Santa Teresa Tram opens.
 * 1884 - Corcovado Rack Railway opens.
 * 1891 - Jornal do Brasil newspaper begins publication.
 * 1894 - Confeitaria Colombo (coffee house) opens.
 * 1896 - Academia Brasileira de Letras founded.

1900s-1940s

 * 1902 - Universidade Cândido Mendes founded.
 * 1904
 * Vaccine Revolt.
 * Avenida Rio Branco constructed.
 * 1906 - Palácio Monroe erected.
 * 1908
 * City flag design adopted.
 * Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil held in Urca.
 * 7 April: headquartered in city.
 * 1909 - Teatro Municipal (theatre) inaugurated.
 * 1912
 * Afonsos Air Force Base built.
 * Civil Police Museum founded.
 * 1914 - Fort Copacabana built.
 * 1917 - Labor strike.
 * 1919 - South American Championship held.
 * 1920 - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro founded.
 * 1922
 * July: Coup attempt.
 * National Historical Museum (Brazil) created.
 * Population: 1,130,000.
 * Hotel Glória built.
 * Morro do Castelo (Castle Hill) demolished—now Castelo neighborhood.
 * 1923 - Copacabana Palace Hotel inaugurated.
 * 1925 - O Globo newspaper begins publication.
 * 1926 - Hipódromo da Gávea built.
 * 1927 - Edificio do Jornal A Noite built.
 * 1931
 * Pedro Ernesto Baptista becomes mayor.
 * Cristo Redentor statue built.
 * 1936
 * Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport inaugurated.
 * Manguinhos Airport opens.
 * Santos Dumont Airport inaugurated.
 * 1937 - Universidade Santa Úrsula founded.
 * 1938 - Museu Nacional de Belas Artes inaugurated.
 * 1940 - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro founded.
 * 1943
 * Gustavo Capanema Palace built.
 * Santa Cruz Air Force Base established.
 * 1945 - Zoological Garden inaugurated.
 * 1947 - South American Basketball Championship held.
 * 1949 -  newspaper begins publication.

1950s-1990s

 * 1950
 * Rio de Janeiro State University established.
 * Maracanã (stadium) opens.
 * Population: 2,303,063.
 * 1951 - Nova Iguaçu level crossing disaster.
 * 1952
 * Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada established.
 * Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas founded.
 * Manchete (magazine) headquartered in city.
 * 1953 - Museu do Índio created.
 * 1954 - Ginásio do Maracanãzinho built.
 * 1958 - Train crash.
 * 1960
 * Brazilian capital moved from Rio to Brasília.
 * Rio becomes Guanabara State, smallest state of Brazil.
 * 1961
 * Tijuca Forest becomes a national park.
 * Edificio Avenida Central built.
 * 1964 - Museum of Modern Art built.
 * 1965
 * Rede Globo television begins broadcasting.
 * Flamengo Park created.
 * Banda de Ipanema begins.
 * 1968 - March of the One Hundred Thousand against the military dictatorship happened.
 * 1970 - Population: 4,252,009.
 * 1971
 * Jacarepaguá Airport opens.
 * Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso founded.
 * 1972
 * Petrobras Headquarters built.
 * Hotel Horsa Nacional built.
 * 1975
 * City becomes capital of Rio de Janeiro (state).
 * Marcos Tamoio becomes mayor.
 * Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage created.
 * 1976 - Le Méridien Copacabana opens.
 * 1977
 * Riocentro built.
 * Rio Othon Palace hotel opens.
 * 1978 - Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet built.
 * 1979
 * Rio de Janeiro Metro founded.
 * Israel Klabin becomes mayor.
 * Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro established.
 * Rio de Janeiro Cathedral built.
 * 1980
 * Júlio Coutinho becomes mayor.
 * 105 Lélio Gama St. built.
 * 1981 - Barra Shopping opens.
 * 1982 - Rio Sul Center built.
 * 1983
 * Rede Manchete television begins broadcasting.
 * Jamil Haddad becomes mayor, succeeded by Marcello Alencar.
 * 1984
 * Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí built.
 * CasaShopping opens.
 * 1985 - City joins the newly formed.
 * 1986 - Roberto Saturnino Braga becomes mayor.
 * 1988 - Jó Antônio Resende becomes mayor.
 * 1989
 * 16 July: 1989 Copa América football tournament held.
 * Marcello Alencar becomes mayor.
 * Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Rio branch) opens.
 * 1990
 * Eva Klabin Foundation museum established.
 * Escadaria Selarón construction begins.
 * 1991 - Population: 5,473,909.
 * 1992 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) held.
 * 1993
 * César Maia becomes mayor.
 * Candelária massacre.
 * Population: 5,547,033 (estimate).
 * 1994 Metropolitan hall opens.
 * 1995 - Centro Empresarial Internacional Rio built.
 * 1997
 * Luiz Paulo Conde becomes mayor.
 * Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex opens.
 * 1998
 * Terra Encantada opens.
 * Project Morrinho begins.
 * Palace II building collapses.
 * 2000 - 2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics held.

21st century



 * 2001 - César Maia becomes mayor.
 * 2002 - Instituto Superior de Tecnologia em Ciências da Computação do Rio de Janeiro established.
 * 2004 - Torre Almirante built.
 * 2006 - Koni Store founded.
 * 2007
 * Cantagalo Station opens.
 * Estádio Olímpico João Havelange built.
 * HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro) opens.
 * 2007 Pan American Games held.
 * Rio de Janeiro train collision.
 * 2008 - Rio International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship begins.
 * 2009
 * Eduardo Paes becomes mayor.
 * City wins the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics bid.
 * 2010
 * World Urban Forum and Homeless World Cup football contest held.
 * Manguinhos Library Park opens in Benfica.
 * Population: 6,320,446.
 * 2011
 * Cidade das Artes built.
 * School shooting.
 * 2012
 * 25 January: Building collapses.
 * 6 June: TransOeste bus inaugurated.
 * 20–22 June: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held.
 * 7 October: held.
 * 2013 - Protest.
 * 2014 - 2014 FIFA World Cup and Street Child World Cup football contest held.
 * 2015
 * July: Uber protest.
 * December: Museum of Tomorrow opens.
 * 2016
 * Olympic Games and Paralympic Games held.
 * 2 October: held.
 * 6 October: Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
 * 14 October: Ultra Brasil (electronic music festival)
 * 25 October: Anima Mundi (animation film festival)
 * 2017 - Valongo Wharf designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * 2018
 * 2 September: National Museum of Brazil fire