Guanabara

Proper noun

Meaning

The Atlantic bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

(historical) The former Brazilian state of Guanabara, encompassing only the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Examples

Located on Guanabara Bay just a few blocks from the heart of downtown Rio, during the 1990s Santos-Dumont began to outgrow its capacity, besides diverging from its specialization on short-hop flights, offering routes to other destinations in Brazil. Source: Internet

Just yesterday, Olympic sailors started complaining that an oil slick in Guanabara bay was turning their boats from white to brown. Source: Internet

The building cantilevers out from a sheer rock face, offering a view of Guanabara Bay and the city of Rio de Janeiro. Source: Internet

Until the early years of the 20th century, the city was largely limited to the neighbourhood now known as the historic city centre (see below), on the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Source: Internet

The sailing events at the 2016 Rio Olympics are currently scheduled to take place in Guanabara Bay, which is full of shit. Source: Internet

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