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- proper noun the Atlantic bay of
Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil . - proper noun the former Brazilian state of Guanabara, encompassing only the city of
Rio de Janeiro
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Examples
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Christ the King's setting is less majestic than the sweeping views of Rio and Guanabara Bay surrounding the mountaintop perch of Christ the Redeemer, which was completed in 1931.
Come Ye: Poland's Big Jesus Statue Draws Pilgrims, Chafes Nonbelievers Gordon Fairclough 2011
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This is incredible both for its architecture spacious concrete-and-glass design by Affonso Reidy and its location alongside Guanabara Bay, which is enough to take your breath away.
Rio de Janeiro 2012
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In 2000 at the time of the Guanabara spill people estimated it would take 10 years for the ecosystem to recover.
Gabriel Elizondo: Effects of a Brazilian Oil Spill 10 Years On Gabriel Elizondo 2010
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And, second, in 2000 at the time of the Guanabara spill people estimated it would take 10 years for the ecosystem to recover.
Gabriel Elizondo: Effects of a Brazilian Oil Spill 10 Years On Gabriel Elizondo 2010
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And, second, in 2000 at the time of the Guanabara spill people estimated it would take 10 years for the ecosystem to recover.
Gabriel Elizondo: Effects of a Brazilian Oil Spill 10 Years On 2010
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It is probably a fictitious island, but it would more likely be located inside Guanabara Bay, on whose shores the city of Rio de Janeiro was built (the island is not far from the city; the characters reach it on a small boat).
Children Playing by the Sea: the Dynamics of Appropriation in the Brazilian Romantic Novel 2006
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You will be amazed at how friendly you will be welcomed by the people in the favela and you will not believe your eyes when you step out on your balcony and start to overlook the bay of Guanabara, the sugar loaf and some of Rio´s famous beaches like Botafogo and Flamengo.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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You will be amazed at how friendly you will be welcomed by the people in the favela and you will not believe your eyes when you step out on your balcony and start to overlook the bay of Guanabara, the sugar loaf and some of Rio´s famous beaches like Botafogo and Flamengo.
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A musket-shot came in warning from the deck of the "Guanabara."
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III Charles Morris 1877
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But if samba is more your style, Guanabara in Holborn hosts Brazilian DJs and live acts seven days a week Peacock Theatre could have the next best option.
Evening Standard - Home Sarah Marshall 2011
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