Caxias
Americannoun
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“We are completely abandoned,” Duque de Caxias resident Eliana Vieira Krauss, 54, charged.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
When Brazil qualified for the World Cup he made the almost 20km pilgrimage from his home in Caxias do Sul to Farroupilha.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2022
While at Caxias in the late 1980s, he established a personal relationship with a prison official, Maria Filomena Morais, who became a longtime companion.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
None of this helped when Ms. Carvalho pulled her tiny Honda into the blustery southern city of Caxias do Sul on Sept. 19 after a two-day drive from her last stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2015
As soon as Caxias had finished the pacification of Minas, he was ordered south.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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