Pôrto Velho

[ pawr-too ve-lyoo ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Rondônia, in W Brazil, on the Madeira River.

Porto Velho

/ ˈportu ˈvɛʎu /

noun

1. a city in W Brazil, capital of the federal territory of Rondônia on the Madeira River. Pop: 301 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The Madeira river, a major tributary to the Amazon, had fallen to just 48cm in the city of Porto Velho on Tuesday, down from an average of 3.32m for this day, official data showed.

From BBC

The Madeira’s level at Porto Velho is the lowest since measurements began in 1967.

From Seattle Times

Flying near the city of Porto Velho this week to monitor the world's largest rainforest, a Greenpeace team spotted several fires in the area during its hottest period of the year, which runs from July to September.

From Reuters

In Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, the mighty Madeira River registered its lowest ever level since official records began in 1998.

From Seattle Times

BR-319 begins along the banks of the Amazon River and runs more than 500 miles, slicing through the largely preserved core of the Brazilian Amazon to connect the cities of Manaus and Porto Velho.

From Washington Post