São Gonçalo
Americannoun
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In late July, as the pandemic eased in Rio, one of those structures located in the working-class city of São Gonçalo was dismantled amid a lack of patients.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2020
A 40-minute drive east of Barão de Cocais, the town of São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo finds itself in a similarly vulnerable spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2016
The faithful were beginning to arrive at the International Mission of Miracles, a Pentecostal church in the poor and working-class city of São Gonçalo, 10 miles from Rio de Janeiro.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2015
On a recent Sunday in São Gonçalo, a poor suburb near Rio, an Umbanda ceremony featured the drumming and incorporations seen in Candomblé, but worshipers also said Catholic prayers.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2015
He’s overdue at a book launch in São Gonçalo, a working-class city where thousands of faithful have been massing since dawn.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 25, 2011
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