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Goiânia
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Goi·â·ni·a  (goi-n-, -än-)
A city of south-central Brazil southwest of Brasília. It is a shipping and processing center in an agricultural and cattle-raising region. Population: 1,190,000.
Goiânia [gɔɪˈɑːnɪə (Portuguese) goˈjənja]
n
(Placename) a city in central Brazil, capital of Goiás state: planned in 1933 to replace the old capital, Goiás; two universities. Pop.: 1 083 396 (2000)
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