Altamira do Paraná

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Chosen by the Companhia de Colonização e Desenvolvimento, in homage to the city of Altamira in Pará.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.taˈmi.ɾɐ du pa.ɾaˈna/ [aʊ̯.taˈmi.ɾɐ du pa.ɾaˈna]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.taˈmi.ɾa do pa.ɾaˈna/ [aʊ̯.taˈmi.ɾa do pa.ɾaˈna]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɐˈmi.ɾɐ du pɐ.ɾɐˈna/ [aɫ.tɐˈmi.ɾɐ ðu pɐ.ɾɐˈna]

Proper noun

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Altamira do Paraná f

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Altamira do Paraná”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura