Juiz de Fora

American  

[zhweez di faw-rah] / ˈʒwiz dɪ ˈfɔ rɑ /

noun

1. a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.

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Juiz de Fora British  

/ ʒuˈiʃ di ˈfɔra /

noun

1. a city in SE Brazil, in Minas Gerais state on the Rio de Janeiro–Belo Horizonte railway: textiles. Pop: 502 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

He hit this year's campaign trail in Juiz de Fora, the city where he was stabbed in 2018 - the place where, in his own words, he was "born again".

From BBC

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic, looks on during an event in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, May 11, 2022.

From Reuters

Supporters Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic, attend an event in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, May 11, 2022.

From Reuters

The production stoppage will happen from April 18 to May 3 and includes 5,000 employees in the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant and 600 in the Juiz de Fora factory, located in the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, respectively.

From Reuters

“What we saw was a really extreme event,” said Cássia de Castro Martins Ferreira, a researcher at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, who studies extreme weather events in the region.

From New York Times