Fernandode Noronha

Fer·nan·do de No·ro·nha (fər-nănʹdō də nə-rōnʹyə, fĕr-näɴʹdo͝o də nô-rôʹnyə)

An island group in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil. A federal territory of Brazil since 1942, the islands are used as a military base and penal colony.

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