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Maracanã
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maracana maracaná maracanã Maracanã
Portuguese
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Pronunciation
pt ɐ̃ 4
pt Ma ra ca nã
pt maracanã
Etymology 1
thumb|pt O Estádio do Maracanã em Fevereiro de 2009. The Maracanã Stadium Maracanã Stadium in February 2009.
pt Rio de Janeiro maracanã<t:mini-macaw> :tpw 1 1, supposedly from the great number of these birds near the river when settlers arrived.
The stadium was named after the neighborhood, which in turn was named after the hydronym.
Proper noun
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pt river s:pref/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
pt neighborhood region/Zona Norte city:suf/Rio de Janeiro s/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
pt Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho a football stadium located in this neighbourhood
pt Maraca
Derived terms
pt Maracanaço Maracanãzinho Maraca
Etymology 2
pt Pará 1
Proper noun
f maracanaense
pt municipality s/Pará c/Brazil