Ribeirão Prêto

American

[ree-bey-roun pre-too] / ˌri beɪˈrãʊ̃ ˈprɛ tʊ /

noun

a city in SE Brazil.

Ribeirão Prêto British

/ riβəiˈrə̃un ˈpretu /

noun

a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state. Pop: 550 000 (2005 est)

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Purchases took place in both large shopping centers and small discount shops in Ribeirão Preto.

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Deaths also were reported in Ribeirão Preto and Jaú.

From Seattle Times

The pope on Wednesday named as his temporary replacement Archbishop Moacir Silva of Ribeirao Preto.

From Seattle Times

At the time, he cited personal reasons while stepping down as regional coordinator of the Ribeirao Preto archdiocese, of which Sao Jose do Rio Preto forms part, and where he remained bishop.

From Seattle Times

“We are having more than 70,000 cases per day,” said Domingos Alves, director of the Health Intelligence Laboratory at the University of São Paulo in Ribeirão Prêto.

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