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Guarapuava

American  
[gwah-rah-pwah-vah] / ˌgwɑ rɑˈpwɑ vɑ /

noun

  1. a city in S Brazil.


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The Global Kingdom Partnership provides food and rented apartments for a year to 11 families in Guarapuava, a city in Parana state, and eight more families in Prudentopolis, a nearby town.

From Reuters

Guarapuava, a city of 184,000 people, is about halfway between state capital Curitiba and the triple border of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

From Seattle Times

Video from Guarapuava posted to social media showed a pair of residents standing in the street with their arms outstretched, apparently acting as human shields.

From Seattle Times

The authorities say they found no complaints filed against Mr. Manvailer before the episode in the southern Brazilian town of Guarapuava.

From New York Times

A group of Brazilian prisoners are holding 10 guards hostage to protest over conditions at the Guarapuava jail in the southern state of Parana .

From BBC