Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Juiz de Fora

American  
[zhweez di faw-rah] / ˈʒwiz dɪ ˈfɔ rɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.


Juiz de Fora British  
/ ʒuˈiʃ di ˈfɔra /

noun

  1. a city in SE Brazil, in Minas Gerais state on the Rio de Janeiro–Belo Horizonte railway: textiles. Pop: 502 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

More than 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since a deluge late Monday caused landslides that buried dozens of people and unleashed flooding in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba.

From Barron's

"Everyone is panicking, friends and relatives are asking how we are, it's like a horror movie," said the resident of Parque Burnier, one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in Juiz de Fora where a wall of mud buried multiple houses on Monday night.

From Barron's

More heavy rain was forecast for Juiz de Fora this week, and firefighters told AFP it was unlikely any more victims would be found alive.

From Barron's

The mayor of Juiz de Fora, Margarida Salomao, said the municipality had experienced its wettest February on record.

From Barron's

More heavy rain was forecast for Juiz de Fora this week, and firefighters told AFP it was unlikely that any more victims would be found alive.

From Barron's