No. 2,349 in Portuguese
pará
"Pará" is a state in northern Brazil.
In a sentence
Eu vou ao Pará nas férias.
I am going to Pará during the holidays.
In this sentence, 'Pará' is used as a proper noun to denote the name of a state in Brazil.
Pará de fazer barulho, por favor.
Stop making noise, please.
Here, 'Pará' is a conjugation of the verb 'parar' in the imperative form, instructing someone to cease doing something.
Ele mora ali, perto da praça Pará.
He lives nearby, close to Pará Square.
In this case, 'Pará' indicates a place name, specifically the title of a square.
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