Pôrto Vel·ho (v l y ) A city of northwest Brazil on the Madeira River near the Bolivian border. Its economy is based on rubber and Brazil nuts. Population: 306,000. |
Pôrto Velho (Portuguese) [ˈportu ˈvɛʎu]
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(Placename) a city in W Brazil, capital of the federal territory of Rondônia on the Madeira River. Pop.: 273 496 (2000)
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