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Boa Vista

British  
/ ˈboːə ˈviʃtə /

noun

  1. a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It said the majority of shigella cases were among people who had been to the Santa Maria and Boa Vista areas.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

She said she misses family but the access to water in Boa Vista - in public restrooms near a beach - is better than what she had at home.

From Washington Times May 16, 2023

All mining is illegal in Roraima, the state that includes much of the Yanomami land, but the streets of Boa Vista are lined with gold shops.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2023

Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples was in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, responding to a crisis she had called a “genocide.”

From Washington Post Feb. 18, 2023

Boa Vista is beautified by pleasant domestic residences, delightful gardens, and attractive promenades, far beyond anything which a stranger anticipates meeting in this part of the world.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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