- a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
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Pe•tró•po•lis
(pi trô′pŏŏ lis),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro. 116,080.
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Petrópolis /Portuguese: peˈtrɔpulis/ n