No. 146 in Portuguese
municipal
Relating to a city, town, or local government.
In a sentence
A biblioteca municipal está localizada no centro da cidade.
The municipal library is located in the city center.
In this sentence, 'municipal' describes the library as being run or funded by the local municipal government.
Os serviços municipais de transporte foram atualizados recentemente.
The municipal transportation services were recently updated.
Here, 'municipal' is used to specify that the transportation services are provided by the local government authority.
O estádio municipal será o palco da próxima final de futebol.
The municipal stadium will be the venue for the next football final.
'Municipal' in this context denotes that the stadium is owned or managed by the municipality.
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