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)

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Example Sentences

Santa Maria is a resort town on Sal Island, while Boa Vista is the cape's most easterly island.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Tourists from Europe usually head to Sal and Boa Vista, where resorts partition white-sand beaches; adventurous visitors climb the active volcano on Fogo or celebrate Carnival on São Vicente.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024

In Boa Vista, shelters have long been available, but many adults and children sleep on sidewalks or outside a bus station.

From Washington Times • May 16, 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