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Goiás

American  
[goi-ahs] / gɔɪˈɑs /

noun

  1. a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Goiânia.


Goiás British  
/ ɡɔˈjas /

noun

  1. a state of central Brazil, in the Brazilian Highlands: contains Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Capital: Goiânia. Pop: 5 210 335 (2002). Area: 341 289 sq km (131 772 sq miles)

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Australian miners Viridis and Meteoric are advancing neighboring deposits in Poços de Caldas, while Canada’s Aclara is developing a project in Goiás state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“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

Joana Fontez, geology professor at the Federal University of Goiás, said there authorities should have been controlling the site to prevent accidents, especially in the rainy season.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

Elisa Barreto Pereira, an ecologist at Brazil's Federal University of Goiás who was not involved in the study, says froth nests could be crucial to helping frogs survive as the climate changes.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2021

He modeled them, instead, after residents of a settlement originally founded by escaped slaves in the Brazilian state of Goiás.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020

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