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• Pôrto Velho
  Pôrto Velho

  noun

  a city in and the capital of Rondônia, in W Brazil, on the Madeira River.
• Porto Velho
  Porto Velho

  noun

  a city in W Brazil, capital of the federal territory of Rondônia on the Madeira River. Pop: 301 000 (2005 est)

Pôrto Velho

American  

[pawr-too ve-lyoo] / ˈpɔr tʊ ˈvɛ lyʊ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Rondônia, in W Brazil, on the Madeira River.

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Porto Velho British  

/ ˈportu ˈvɛʎu /

noun

1. a city in W Brazil, capital of the federal territory of Rondônia on the Madeira River. Pop: 301 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Ms. Beloti and other therapists test aspects of this philosophy at a compound in a sprawling prison complex in Pôrto Velho.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2015