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Juiz de Fora

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

noun

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


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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More than 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since a deluge late Monday caused landslides that buried dozens of people and unleashed flooding in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

He also said that the government had declared a "state of calamity" in Juiz de Fora.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

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 • May 17, 2022

“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 • Feb. 16, 2022

The explanation is that they had attended Granberry College, that great Methodist school at Juiz de Fora.

From Brazilian Sketches by Ray, T. B. (T. Bronson)

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