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São Gonçalo

American  
[soun goon-sah-loo] / ˈsãʊ̃ gʊ̃ˈsɑ lʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro.


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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 Santos family lives in a low-slung concrete house in São Gonçalo.

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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