# Guanabara

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #99,330

## Definitions
1. The Atlantic bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2. A former state in Brazil, encompassing only the city of Rio de Janeiro (1960–1975).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Guanabara.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guanabara