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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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Members of the faithful in Brazil wore tunics and hoods to take part in the Procession of Souls in Goiás state.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

“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

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

“It is very difficult for us to understand the double standard,” Ronaldo Caiado, a Brazilian senator who represents the rural state of Goiás, said in a public hearing in early July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 25, 2016