Guanabara
[gwah-nuh-bahr-uh] /ˌgwɑ nəˈbɑr ə/
noun
1.
a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km).
Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
/Portuguese ɡwənaˈbara/
noun
1.
(until 1975) a state of SE Brazil, on the Atlantic and Guanabara Bay, now amalgamated with the state of Rio de Janeiro
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