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Petrópolis
city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrópolis is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro of southeastern Brazil. About 300,000 people live there. It has an area of 795,798 km (494,486 mi).
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