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Guanabara

American  
[gwah-nuh-bahr-uh] / ˌgwɑ nəˈbɑr ə /

noun

  1. a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1,170 sq. km). Rio de Janeiro.


Guanabara British  
/ ɡwənaˈbara /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a state of SE Brazil, on the Atlantic and Guanabara Bay, now amalgamated with the state of Rio de Janeiro

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Later, the future king took a boat tour of the Guapimirim mangrove area, which is a preserved and protected area of natural beauty in the country's Guanabara Bay.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

The Rio Star, the giant Ferris wheel overlooking Guanabara Bay, also was lit up to welcome Swift to town: “Love’s a Game, Wanna Play?” it said, referencing her “Blank Space” lyric.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The view will have to compete with the spectacular sight tourists have looking out over Guanabara Bay from the Christ standing atop Rio's Corcovado mountain.

From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2022

In Rio, the plan was to clean up the enormous Guanabara Bay, where raw sewage flows from millions of residents.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2021

At the end of the street, Roosevelt found himself at Palacio Guanabara, or Guanabara Palace, a frosty white and buttery beige neoclassical residence, similar in style to the White House.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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