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Nova Iguaçu

American  
[naw-vah ee-gwah-soo] / ˈnɔ vɑ ˌi gwɑˈsu /

noun

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


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The tense atmosphere was evident at Lula’s rally in Nova Iguaçu, where spectators were frisked for weapons and Lula’s chest bulged with a bulletproof vest.

From Los Angeles Times

Before his death, Mr Amiridis had travelled from the capital, Brasilia, to the city of Nova Iguacu, north of Rio, to spend the Christmas holidays with his wife and her parents.

From BBC

Four days before the Nov. 15 vote, in the Rio suburb of Nova Iguaçu, local DEM candidate Domingo Cabral, was shot dead by hooded men in a bar.

From Reuters

Francisco Andrade, 34, an unemployed truck driver from Nova Iguaçu, a hardscrabble town near Rio, was won over by a list of Bolsonaro’s crime-busting proposals circulating on WhatsApp.

From The Guardian

“We need some help here!” two police officers recently called to staff members outside Nova Iguacu General Hospital in Rio de Janeiro state.

From Los Angeles Times