population -6.748 m, metro are pop 13.8m
Famous Landmark -Christ the Redeemer languages spoken -Portuguese religions -mostly catholic and protestant main neighborhoods -Zona Norte, Centro, Zona Oeste, Zona Sul site and situation -the city is located on Brazils south Atlantic coast largely facing towards the south, while being fairly close to the Tropic of Capricorn Rio de Janerio follows the Latin American city model The Rio de Janerio metro area qualifies as a megacity being over 10m in population, while also being a powerhouse in economic, political, and cultural factors of the South American continent. Brazil follows the rank size rule with its cities with Sao Paulo being the larges metro are with about 23 m then Rio de Janerio is about a half continuing to brazilia being around a fraction of Rio de Janerio. |
ppopulation -544,386, metro area around 600k
famous landmark -Vilnius Cathedral languages spoken - Lithuanian religions - 75% catholic, the rest is small percentages of many religions main neighborhoods -Verkiai, Antakalnis, Pašilaičiai, Fabijoniškės site and situation -Vilnius is located at the confluence of the Vilnia and Neris rives in southeastern Lithuania. City model -Vilnius falls under the Hoyt sector model because of its core CBD and sector like layout separating different income groups and workers while also having a clear transportation hub that runs through its own section of the city. Vilnius follows the rank size rule because each city is a fraction of the largest going in the order 1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 vilinus is also an example of the Primate city being the largest city in Lithuania by a large margin, when considering the scale and population of an average Lithuanian city. |