Colombo

a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Colorado

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

a town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Montezuma

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).


Corinto

Corinto (a town and municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)


Antonina

From Antônio + -ina, after Francisco António, Prince of Beira.

Antonina (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Belmonte

From belo (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).

Belmonte (a town and municipality of Bahia, Brazil)


フィラデルフィア

[ɸʲiɾa̠de̞ɾɯ̟ɸʲia̠]

Filadélfia (a town in Tocantins, Brazil)


Teixeira

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

a town and municipality of Paraíba, Brazil


Adrianópolis

From Adriano + -polis, after Portuguese business Adriano Seabra da Fonseca.

Adrianopolis, Adrianópolis (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Atalaia

→ Translingual: atalaiensis

From atalaia (“watchtower”), from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa). Some Brazilians toponyms come from the Brazilian Portuguese sense of highest peak in a mountain chain. Cognate with Galician Atalaia.

bor

Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa)

(Brazil) a toponym, indicating a high place:

a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Cafelândia

Cafelandia (a town and municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Cantagalo

a town and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

a town and municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil


Boa Esperança

Literally, “good hope”. The name of the municipality in Paraná was chosen by the local residents in 1964, when the municipality was incorporated.


Bom Sucesso

Literally, “good success”. The name of the municipality in Paraná was chosen by the department of topography of Companhia de Terras Norte do Paraná.


Abatiá

From Old Tupi aba (“hair”) + ti (“white; blond”) + á (“seed”), referring to maize seeds.


Agudos do Sul

[ɐˈɣu.ðuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]

[ɐˈɣu.ðuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]

Originally Agudo (from agudo (“acute; sharp”), referring to a steep hill), which then became Agudos and then Agudos do Sul (Agudos of the South) due to the existence of another municipality with the name Agudos in São Paulo.

Agudos do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Altamira do Paraná

Chosen by the Companhia de Colonização e Desenvolvimento, in homage to the city of Altamira in Pará.


Alto Paraíso

Literally, “high paradise”. Originally called Vila Alta (“high village”) until 2004.


Alto Piquiri

Literally, “upper Piquiri”; however, the municipality is located near the mouth of the Piquiri river.


Altônia

Blend of Alberto + Byington + -ia, after Alberto Byington Júnior, joint owner of the company that colonised the region.


Alvorada do Sul

Literally, “dawn of the south”. After the company Companhia Alvorada.

Alvorada do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Amaporã

From Old Tupi ama (“custom”) or amá (“rain”) + porã (“beautiful”).


Ampére

From ampere (“ampere”), due to the region’s association with the hydroelectric dams.


Anahy

From Spanish Anahí, from Ana (“Ann”).
The municipality was named after the daughter of the manager of Companhia Brasileira de Imigração e Colonização.


Andirá

/ɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾa/

Borrowed from Old Tupi ãdi'rá (“a species of bat”).

bor+

Andirá, Andira (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Ângulo

From ângulo (“angle”), chosen because the region was in the “angle” between Maringá, Iguaraçu, Flórida.


Antônio Olinto

After Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires, then a minister in Minas Gerais, who encouraged the settlement of Ukrainians in the region.

Antonio Olinto (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Arapoti

From Old Tupi ara (“day; time; period”) + poti (“flower; flowery”).

Arapoti (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Arapuã

From Old Tupi eíra (“bee”) + poã (“round”).

Arapua (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Tiradentes

/ˌt͡ʃi.ɾɐˈdẽ.t͡ʃiʃ/

[ˌti.ɾɐˈðẽ.tɨʃ]


Araruna

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɾu.nɐ/

From Old Tupi arara (“macaw”) + una (“black”).

Araruna (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Araucária

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.


Araucária

Araucária (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Ariranha do Ivaí

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ ðu i.vɐˈi]

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾɐ.ɲɐ ðu i.vɐˈi]

[ɐ.ɾiˈɾa.ɲɐ ðu i.βɐˈi]

a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Assaí

Borrowed from Japanese 朝(あさ)日(ひ) (asahi, “rising sun”).


Balsa Nova

Literally, “new ferry”, after an exceptionally resistant ferry built by Galdino Chaves in 1891.

Balsa Nova (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Bandeirantes

[bɐ̃.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ]

/bɐ̃.dɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

/bɐ̃.dɐjˈɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

/bɐ̃.deˈɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

From bandeirantes (“pioneers who explored the Brazilian inland”).


Barbosa Ferraz

[bɐɾˈβo.zɐ fɨˈʁaʃ]

After Brazilian explorer major Antônio Barbosa Ferraz Júnior.


Barra do Jacaré

/ˈba.ʁɐ du ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ/

[ˈba.ʁɐ ðu ʒɐ.kɐˈɾɛ]

Literally, “mouth of the Jacaré [river]”.

lit

Barra do Jacare (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Barracão

[ba.χaˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/bɐ.ʁɐˈkɐ̃w̃/

From barracão (“large shed”).
The municipality in Paraná is named after a local inn.

a town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Bela Vista da Caroba

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈviʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈviʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

[ˈbɛ.lɐ ˈβiʃ.tɐ ðɐ kɐˈɾɔ.βɐ]

A compound of two previous names, Bela Vista and Carova.


Bela Vista do Paraíso

Literally, “beautiful view of paradise”. Do Paraíso was added due to the existence of another municipality called Bela Vista.

Bela Vista do Paraíso
Bela Vista do Paraíso#English

Bela Vista do Paraíso (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Bituruna

From Old Tupi bitur (variant of ybityr (“mountain”)) + una (“black”). Alternative theories include:
* Old Tupi ytytu (“wind; cloud”) + una (“black”)
* Old Tupi ibi (“land”) + te (“high”) + una (“black”)

Bituruna (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Boa Ventura de São Roque

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈhɔ.ki]

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈhɔ.ki]

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈχɔ.ki]

/ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ dɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ/

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

/ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ dɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ/

[ˈbo.ɐ vẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

[ˈbo(w).ɐ βẽˈtu.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁɔ.kɨ]

Literally, “good venture of Saint Rocco”.


Boa Vista da Aparecida

Literally, “good view of Aparecida” (title of the Virgin Mary).


Bocaiúva do Sul

After Quintino Ferreira de Souza Bocaiúva, governor of Rio de Janeiro.

Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990


Bom Jesus do Sul

[ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]

[ˈbõ ʒɨˈzuʒ ðu ˈsuɫ]

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


Bom Sucesso do Sul

After a local shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary called Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso.


Borrazópolis

From Borraz + -polis, after bank manager Dr. Francisco José Borraz.


Braganey

From Braga + Ney, after politician Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga.


Brasilândia do Sul

Originally Brasilândia, with do sul (“of the south”) later added due to the existence of another municipality called Brasilândia.


Cafezal do Sul

Literally, “coffee plantation of the south”.


Cambará

Cambará (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campina Grande do Sul

[kɐ̃ˈpĩ.nɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈsuʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈpĩ.nɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈsuʊ̯]

[kɐ̃ˈpi.nɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ ðu ˈsuɫ]

[kɐ̃ˈpi.nɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ ðu ˈsuɫ]

Literally, “big grassfield of the south”.

Campina Grande do Sul
Campina Grande do Sul#English

Campina Grande do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campo do Tenente

Literally, “lieutenant's field”, after a local military camp that existed during the Farroupilha Revolution.

Campo do Tenente
Campo do Tenente#English

Campo do Tenente (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Campo Magro

Literally, “meagre field”, due to the lack of enough pasture for cattle during winter.

Campo Magro (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cândido de Abreu

[ˈkɐ̃.di.ðu ð‿ɐˈβɾew]

After politician Antônio Cândido Ferreira de Abreu.

Candido de Abreu
Candido de Abreu#English

Candido de Abreu (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Candói

After Candoy, leader of a Kaingang tribe.


Capanema

From Old Tupi ka'a (“wood”) + panema (“worthless”).


Capitão Leônidas Marques

After military captain Leônidas Marques dos Santos.


Carambeí

From Old Tupi carambé (“turtle”) + y (“river”).

Carambei, Carambeí (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Carlópolis

From Carlos + -polis, after former state governor Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque.

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


Catanduvas

A town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.


Catanduvas

From Old Tupi [Term?], but the components are unknown. Theories include:
* kaa'tã-duba (“place with sparse vegetation”)
* ka'á tãg tiba (“place with sparse or low vegetation”)
* kaatantiua (“low and thorny vegetation”)

Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)


Cerro Azul

Cerro Azul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Céu Azul

[ˈsɛʊ̯ aˈzuʊ̯]

Céu Azul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Chopinzinho

From chopinzinho, diminutive of chopim (“chopi blackbird”) (now chupim). Alternatively, from a Kaingang name of a local river.

Chopinzinho (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cianorte

Abbreviation of Companhia de Terras do Norte do Paraná.

Cianorte (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cidade Gaúcha

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.ʃɐ]

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.ʃɐ]

[siˈða.ðɨ ɣɐˈu.t͡ʃɐ]

Literally, “Gaucho city”. Coined by a real estate company to attract immigrants from Rio Grande do Sul.

Cidade Gaucha (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Clevelândia

From Cleveland + -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina.

Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Congonhinhas

/kõ.ɡõˈɲĩ.ɲɐs/

[kõ.ɡõˈj̃ĩ.j̃ɐs]

/kõ.ɡõˈɲĩ.ɲɐs/

[kõ.ɡõˈj̃ĩ.j̃ɐs]

/kõ.ɡõˈɲĩ.ɲɐʃ/

[kõ.ɡõˈj̃ĩ.j̃ɐʃ]

/kõ.ɡuˈɲi.ɲɐʃ/

From congonhinhas, diminutive plural of congonha (“holly”).

a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Conselheiro Mairinck

After landowner Francisco de Paula Mairinck.


Contenda

From contenda (“contention; struggle”), after a local river. Alternatively, after a feud between two local families.

Contenda (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Corbélia

Borrowed from French corbeille (“wicker basket”).


Cornélio Procópio

After general and landowner Cornélio Procópio.

Cornélio Procópio
Cornélio Procópio#English

Cornelio Procopio
Cornelio Procopio#English

Cornélio Procópio, Cornelio Procopio (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Coronel Vivida

After politician Firmino Teixeira Baptista, nicknamed Coronel Vivida.

Coronel Vivida (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cruz Machado

After senator Dr. Antônio Cândido da Cruz Machado.

Cruz Machado (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Cruzeiro do Oeste

Cruzeiro do Oeste
Cruzeiro do Oeste#English

Cruzeiro do Oeste (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Curiúva

From Old Tupi ku'ri (“pine”) + iwa (“many”).

Curiúva, Curiuva (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Dois Vizinhos

Literally, “two neighbours” (after two rivers that flow into the Chopim river at the same spot).

Dois Vizinhos (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Jericoacoara

A coastal town and resort in Ceará, Brazil.


Guaiúba

a town and municipality of Ceará, Brazil