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Campo Grande

American  
[kahn-poo grahn-duh] / ˈkɑ̃ pʊ ˈgrɑ̃ də /

noun

  1. a city in SW Brazil.


Campo Grande British  
/ ˈkəːmpu ˈɡrəːndə /

noun

  1. a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (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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Campo Grande sells a box of assorted cuts of pork: a hefty four-rib roast, a thick presa from the loin for roasting or grilling, and two prized shoulder sections, pluma and secreto.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2022

Manhattan has the gridlike street layout of Brazilian cities like Campo Grande and Curitiba, while the Bronx’s streets look like those of Porto, Portugal.

From Science Magazine Oct. 7, 2014

A court in Brazil has ordered the arrest of a Google executive after the company refused to take down videos that criticized a candiate for mayor of the city of Campo Grande.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2012

"The chances of finding survivors here are zero," said Leandro Vabo, head of a medical team in Campo Grande.

From Reuters Jan. 15, 2011

The armies met not far from Luqué, in a little plain known as the Campo Grande.

From A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 by Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine)

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