Braga

American

[brah-guh] / ˈbrɑ gə /

noun

a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.

Braga British

/ ˈbrɑːɡə /

noun

Ancient name: Bracara Augusta. a city in N Portugal: capital of the Roman province of Lusitania; 12th-century cathedral, seat of the Primate of Portugal. Pop: 164 193 (2001)

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Portuguese former Aalesunds forward Braga is emblematic of Hearts' season - a relative unknown plucked from Norwegian football.

From BBC

Trusty had gone just 10 minutes when Braga had his chance to level it; point blank and a goal to all the world.

From BBC

Forest face the prospect of going into the play-offs after a limp display in a 1-0 loss to Braga, who climbed up to fifth.

From Barron's

As they fell to a dour defeat in Braga, they completed the unholy trinity of scoring an own goal, missing a penalty and receiving a red card.

From BBC

“A little alliteration was probably involved as well—‘Pit Bull Pollack,’” said Stephen Braga, who worked with Pollack at the Miller, Cassidy firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

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