Pôrto
noun
Portuguese name of Oporto.
Pôrto
American
[pawr-too]
/ ˈpɔr tʊ /
noun
Porto
British
/ ˈportu /
noun
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“Affection in the Streets,” for instance, a Brazilian documentary by Thiago Köche, captures the lives of Pôrto Alegre’s homeless, who often take better care of their dogs than themselves.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Only a couple of Argentina’s giants have anything like the revenues of the powerhouses from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Pôrto Alegre and Belo Horizonte.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
The difference, this time, was that Zanotta was taking those calls not in São Paulo or Pôrto Alegre, but Dallas.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
Mr. de Azambuja, who was born in Pôrto Alegre, Brazil, and works in Madrid, uses industrial steel clamps and construction materials in their raw form to build sculptures evocative of Brutalist architecture.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2018
In 2012, two handfuls of grass sprigs were shipped down from Texas to an off-site turf farm in Pôrto Alegre, Brazil, where it was grown and tended by Marcelo Matte of Green Grass Brasil.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2016
Midfielder Nico Gonzalez joined City from Porto for £50m last January but has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Winds at the end of July were the strongest recorded in 15 years, the observatory said, adding that the Porto Germeno fire alone has scorched more than 13,000 hectares of forest and farmland.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Up to 150 homes in Porto Germeno are believed to have been damaged by the fire, Dimitris Pagonis, a senior civil protection official from the nearby town of Mandra, told Skai TV.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The first came when he scored 24 minutes into his debut against Porto, becoming the youngest player to score in the Portuguese Super Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Ah, Porto Reeco, yes, ees hot,” he said.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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