[flawr-ee-uh-nop-uh-lis, flohr-; Port. flaw-ryuh-naw-poo-lees] 
| a seaport in and the capital of Santa Catarina state, on an island off the S coast of Brazil. 196,055. |
[san-tuh kat-uh-ree-nuh; Port. sahn-tuh kah-tuh-ree-nuh] | a state in S Brazil. 3,687,659; 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis. |
| Flo·ri·a·nó·po·lis (flôr'ē-ə-nŏp'ə-lĭs, flōr-, flô'ryə-nô'pŏŏ-lēs') A city of southeast Brazil on an island just off the coast. It is a port linked to the mainland by a suspension bridge. Population: 385,000. |
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