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Pe·tróp·o·lis

(pə-trŏp′ə-lĭs, pĭ-trô′po͝o-)
A city of southeast Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro. Mainly residential with some light industry, it was formerly the summer residence of Emperor Dom Pedro II.
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Petrópolis

(Portuguese peˈtrɔpulis)
n
(Placename) a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
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Pe•tró•po•lis

(pɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs)

n.
a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro. 149,427.
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A hillside house in Petropolis was Zweig's final home and workplace after he fled Austria -- and where he eventually took his life.The Casa Stefan Zweig announced on Monday that Austrian Ambassador Irene Giner-Reichl had accepted Brazil's highest award for foreign citizens, the National Order of the Southern Cross (ONCS), from Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes on behalf of the deceased Austrian author.
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