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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro. It is an industrial and commercial center.

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  • In a short space of time WIZO groups were organized in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Recife and in smaller cities such as Campos, Rio Claro, Baurú and Juiz de Fora.

    Brazil, Contemporary. 2009

  • It is 265 kilometers (165 miles) from Rio de Janeiro, and about 10 kilometers (6.4 miles) from the city of Juiz de Fora, in the province of Minas Geraes,

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 Various

  • Throughout this whole tract of country, in the greater part of which travelling is easy and delightful, -- an admirable line of diligences, over one of the finest roads in the world, being established as far as Juiz de Fora, -- the drift may be seen along the roadside, in immediate contact with the native crystalline rock.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Various

  • Juiz de Fora in the province of Minas Geraes, and beyond this to the farther side of the Serra da Babylonia.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Various

  • The explanation is that they had attended Granberry College, that great Methodist school at Juiz de Fora.

    Brazilian Sketches T. Bronson Ray 1901

  • FRANKFURT (AP) -- German automotive group Daimler AG says it will expand commercial vehicle production through its Mercedes-Benz plant in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais,

    Manufacturing.net Headline News 2010

  • FRANKFURT (AP) - German automotive group Daimler AG says it will expand commercial vehicle production through its Mercedes-Benz plant in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, starting in 2011.

    RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds 2010

  • During the last five months, the first ethanol-fired plant at Juiz de Fora has been shown to allow operation of hydrous and anhydrous ethanol, provide approximately the same power and efficiency as natural gas, allow for reduced water use for NO x control and result in low Aldehyde emission levels, within the allowable parts per billion range.

    Sweet Success for Brazil - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • FRANKFURT - German automotive group Daimler AG says it will expand commercial vehicle production through its Mercedes-Benz plant in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais,

    Fore, right! The Associated Press 2010

  • FRANKFURT (AP) -- German automotive group Daimler AG says it will expand commercial vehicle production through its Mercedes-Benz plant in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais,

    Manufacturing.net Headline News 2010

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