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Bom Jesus do Sul

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, “good Jesus of the south”, after an icon brought by missionaries around 1936.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)z du ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)z du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)ʒ du ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)ʒ du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(j)z do ˈsuw/ [ˈbõ ʒeˈzu(ɪ̯)z do ˈsuʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ du ˈsul/ [ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ du ˈsu.li/ [ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsu.li]

Proper noun

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Bom Jesus do Sul

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Bom Jesus do Sul”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura
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