Fortaleza
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In La Fortaleza, the couple's oldest daughter Frainellys, 11, is the pride of her family.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Santos has had a troubled week since its 2-1 home loss to Fortaleza on Wednesday, which led to its first relegation.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023
A 2-1 home defeat by Fortaleza in their final league match of the season meant they dropped out of Serie A, Brazil's top flight.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023
One even decorated the cover of the telephone book in Fortaleza where the artist — known simply as Chico — lived and established a pioneering and controversial collective studio practice.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Jonathan Haas and Winifred Creamer took me to Caballete, a narrow, dusty bowl, perhaps half a mile long and a quarter mile wide, a few miles up the Fortaleza River from the Peruvian coast.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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