Barra Mansa

[bahr-uh mahn-suh, bah-rah mahn-sah]

noun

1. a city in Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil.

Example Sentences

According to the ministry's latest statement regarding the ongoing protests, there is now only one place where truckers are demonstrating- on the BR-116 highway in the town of Barra Mansa, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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During that period, at least 4,000 cattle were moved to Barra Mansa from a nearby ranch, called Paredao, according to Greenpeace.

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JBS said Barra Mansa is compliant with the company’s responsible procurement rules and that Paredao has never been listed as a JBS livestock supplier.

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Minerva said it has blocked the Paredao farm from its system since 2018, but Barra Mansa is one of its licensed suppliers and it would now be investigated for any irregularities.

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Reuters reviewed government records corroborating the Greenpeace report and documented livestock transfers, including dozens of cattle sent from Barra Mansa to the companies’ slaughterhouses, but was not able to verify all of the transactions involved.

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