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English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fortaleza
- A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.
Translations
Brazilian state capital of Espírito Santo
Portuguese
Etymology
Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fortaleza f
- Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)
References
Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited