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Pereira

American  
[puh-rair-uh, pe-rey-rah] / pəˈrɛər ə, pɛˈreɪ rɑ /

noun

  1. Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.

  2. a city in W Colombia.


Pereira British  
/ peˈrɛira /

noun

  1. a town in W central Colombia: cattle trading and coffee processing. Pop: 656 000 (2005 est)

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Pereira, who replaced Dyche in February, guided Forest to 16th in the Premier League - five points above the relegation zone - and the Europa League semi-finals, where they lost to eventual winners Aston Villa.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Vitor Pereira is poised to leave Nottingham Forest with the club ready to appoint former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as his successor.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou were also sacked by Forest last season, with Dyche lasting 114 days before being replaced by Pereira.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Pereira had already planned pre-season in Portugal and Forest were due to play friendlies against Blackburn, Vitoria Guimaraes, Sporting Lisbon, Leverkusen, Barcelona and Udinese over the summer.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

On the contrary, the starting point was to be the isolated Andine monastery, presided over by Don Ernesto’s relative, who had obtained and forwarded the old manuscript of Luis de Pereira.

From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald

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