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Carlópolis

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Carlos +‎ -polis, after former state governor Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈlɔ.po.lis/ [kaɦˈlɔ.po.lis]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈlɔ.po.lis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈlɔ.po.liʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈlɔ.po.lis/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈlɔ.pu.liʃ/

Proper noun

Carlópolis f

Carlópolis, Carlopolis (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Carlópolis”, 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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