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Imperatriz

American  
[im-per-uh-triz, -tris, im-pe-ruh-tris] / ɪmˈpɛr əˌtrɪz, -ˌtrɪs, ɪmˌpɛ rəˈtrɪs /

noun

  1. a city in NE Brazil, on the Tocantins River.


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Imperatriz came third this year with a parade which included revellers adorned with gold and white skulls.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

Rio's hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2023

A key choice for Imperatriz Leopoldinense this year was who to appoint as queen of the drum section — a role that the school traditionally has given to celebrities and fashion models.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2023

Ketula Melo, 38, a muse in the Imperatriz Leopoldinense school dressed as the Iemanja deity of Afro-Brazilian religions, was thrilled to be back at the Sambadrome.

From Washington Times Apr. 23, 2022

Landward it faces the Rua da Imperatriz, which leads to the 'Loo Fields.'

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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