No. 229 in Portuguese
prefeitura
City hall or municipal government.
In a sentence
A prefeitura organizou um festival na praça principal da cidade.
The city hall organized a festival in the main square of the city.
In this sentence, 'prefeitura' refers to the administrative body or government office responsible for city management and services.
Trabalho na prefeitura como engenheiro civil.
I work at the city hall as a civil engineer.
Here, 'prefeitura' is used to denote the physical place or institution where the person works, specifically in a role related to city planning or services.
Fui até a prefeitura para solicitar um documento.
I went to the city hall to request a document.
In this example, 'prefeitura' indicates the location or office where official city-related administrative tasks are performed.
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