Olinda

[ oh-lin-duh; Portuguese oo-leen-dah ]

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noun

a city in northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic coast: a suburb of Recife known as a beach resort.

Olinda partook of all these advantages, and was itself the best built and most populous town in Brazil.

I was surprised at the extreme beauty of Olinda, or rather of its remains, for it is now in a melancholy state of ruin.

Viera's plot discovered, to deliver Olinda and the other Dutch possessions into the hands of the Portuguese.

There are two strong forts on the isthmus, betwixt Olinda and Pernambuco, and a pillar midway to aid the pilot.

First the town of Olinda, and then the neighbouring town of Recife, were captured, after very severe fighting.

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