Florianópolis

[ flawr-ee-uh-nop-uh-lis, flohr-; Portuguese flaw-ryuh-naw-poo-lees ]

noun
  1. a seaport in and the capital of Santa Catarina state, on an island off the southern coast of Brazil.

  • Formerly Des·ter·ro [Portuguese des-ter-roo] /Portuguese dɛsˈtɛr rʊ/ .

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Florianópolis

/ (Portuguese floriəˈnɔpulis) /


noun
  1. a port in S Brazil, capital of Santa Catarina state, on the W coast of Santa Catarina Island. Pop: 884 000 (2005 est)

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