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Volta Redonda

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

noun

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


Volta Redonda British  
/ ˈvɔltə rəˈdõdə /

noun

  1. 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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To set an example, the government barred price increases by such state-owned enterprises as the Volta Redonda steelworks, whose prices soared 148% last year.

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Said Engineer Scares: until Volta Redonda became a reality, Brazil had been tied to an agricultural economy.

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Biggest industrial venture is the steel mill at Volta Redonda in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

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At his second rally of the day, he called for improvement of the government steel mill, Volta Redonda, and "more guarantees for untouchable Petrobras," the state oil monopoly.

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Eventually, Volta Redonda should supply Brazil with a good part of the steel which must now be imported.

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