Volta Redonda

American

[vawl-tah ri-dawn-dah] / ˈvɔl tɑ rɪˈdɔ̃ dɑ /

noun

a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.

Volta Redonda British

/ ˈvɔltə rəˈdõdə /

noun

a city in SE Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River: founded in 1941; site of South America's largest steelworks. Pop: 419 000 (2005 est)

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The Sao Paulo state championship, for example, will play this past weekend’s delayed round later Tuesday in Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro because of COVID-19 restrictions even though the same city has so far refused to host Brazilian Cup matches.

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Not only disgusted to be playing in a pandemic, Fluminense and Botafogo insist clubs with smaller incomes such as Volta Redonda do not have the resources to uphold health protocols.

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After winning their match 3-0, Volta Redonda said its three infected players were showing no symptoms.

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Their argument appeared to be proved when Volta Redonda revealed the positive cases.

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Fluminense began training only after the league started, and met Volta Redonda with just a week of practice.

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