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Botafogo
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Portuguese
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Etymology
pt :af bota-fogo + 1 It was initially the nickname of Portuguese galleon São João Baptista and was adopted as a surname by the main gunner João de Sousa Pereira "Botafogo". He would later buy the plot of land that gave origin to the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, which was then pt him 1.pt Breve histórico de Botafogo A dinâmica dos espaços de cultura e lazer em Botafogo The dynamic of the spaces of culture and leisure in Botafogo Mesquita, Carlos Eduardo Braga de 2010 UERJ Rio de Janeiro 17 https://www.bdtd.uerj.br:8443/bitstream/1/13311/1/Dissertacao%20completa.pdf#page=19
Pronunciation
bóta-fôgo
pt oɡu 4
pt Bo ta fo go
pt bota-fogo
Proper noun
m botafoguense
pt neighborhood district/Zona Sul city/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt
Usage notes
170 1 They are all from Rio de Janeiro.
Descendants
en botafogo 1
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