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Nova Iguaçu

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[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 • Sep. 28, 2022

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 • Sep. 14, 2018

He performs here in the gritty city of Nova Iguaçu and other sketchy parts of the Baixada Fluminense, the patchwork of poor districts on Rio’s periphery.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2011

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