Goiânia

American

[goi-ah-nee-uh] / gɔɪˈɑ ni ə /

noun

a city in and the capital of Goiás, in central Brazil, SW of Brasília.

Goiânia British

/ ɡɔɪˈɑːnɪə, ɡoˈjənja /

noun

a city in central Brazil, capital of Goiás state: planned in 1933 to replace the old capital, Goiás; two universities. Pop: 1 878 000 (2005 est)

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For example, four people died after a canister containing radioactive material was stolen from an abandoned hospital in the Brazilian city of Goiânia in 1987.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023

Mauro Cid, who was also in command of an army battalion in the city of Goiânia.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2023

The return leg will be played next Tuesday in Goiânia, in Brazil’s heartland.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

“Science and technology don’t win votes here,” says agronomist Edward Madureira, former rector at the Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 27, 2022

A college student majoring in psychology, she helped her mother run a school for special-needs kids in Goiânia, a regional capital, then quit to raise a family.

From Newsweek ● Apr. 29, 2013

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