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Itajaí

American  
[ee-tuh-zhuh-ee] / ˌi tə ʒəˈi /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Brazil.


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Organizers recently dropped stopovers in China and New Zealand, setting up an epic 12,750 nautical mile leg through the Southern Ocean from Cape Town, South Africa, to Itajaí, Brazil.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

Vestas 11th Hour Racing arrived in Itajaí on Monday under a makeshift rig after being dismasted past Cape Horn.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2018

The remaining six yachts are heading towards Cape Horn and will then sail to Itajaí in Brazil to complete leg seven of the race.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2018

The sixth leg from Itajaí to Newport, Rhode Island, is promising to be even more closely fought than the previous stages since the race started in Alicante, Spain, last October.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2015

The team was on its way to Itajaí, south-eastern Brazil, from Auckland, New Zealand on the 6,776nm leg when the accident happened.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2015