Pelotas

[ puh-loh-tuhs; Portuguese pi-law-tahs ]

noun

1. a city in S Brazil.

Pelotas

/ peˈlɔtas /

noun

1. a port in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul on the Canal de São Gonçalo. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

One example came in February, when Brazil’s top anticorruption agency, the Office of the Comptroller General, informed epidemiologist Pedro Hallal, the former rector of the Federal University of Pelotas, that he could lose his job because of criticism he leveled at Bolsonaro in January during an online event.

From Science Magazine

But his first match back on Dec. 13, a second-division game between Brasil de Pelotas and Guarani, was grueling.

From Washington Times

But his first match back on Dec. 13, a second-division game between Brasil de Pelotas and Guarani, was grueling.

From Seattle Times

American midfielder Johnny Cardoso scored his first senior goal for Internacionale, tying the score in the 30th minute of a 2-2 draw at Pelotas on Thursday night in Brazil’s Campeonato Gaúcho, the first tier of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul.

From Washington Times

American midfielder Johnny Cardoso scored his first senior goal for Internacionale, tying the score in the 30th minute of a 2-2 draw at Pelotas on Thursday night in Brazil’s Campeonato Gaúcho, the first tier of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul.

From Seattle Times