Alto Paraíso

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “high paradise”. Originally called Vila Alta (“high village”) until 2004.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.tu pa.ɾaˈi.zu/ [ˈaʊ̯.tu pa.ɾaˈi.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.to pa.ɾaˈi.zo/ [ˈaʊ̯.to pa.ɾaˈi.zo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.tu pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu/ [ˈaɫ.tu pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu]

Proper noun[edit]

Alto Paraíso

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
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