No. 3,543 in Portuguese
prefeituras
"Prefeituras" means "municipal governments" or "city halls" in English.
In a sentence
As prefeituras estão promovendo novos programas sociais.
The city halls are promoting new social programs.
In this sentence, the word 'prefeituras' is used to refer to local government entities or municipal authorities who are organizing initiatives.
Visitamos várias prefeituras durante nossa viagem pelo Brasil.
We visited several city halls during our trip to Brazil.
Here, 'prefeituras' refers to the physical buildings or administrative sites representing local government offices.
Decidimos enviar uma proposta às prefeituras da região.
We decided to send a proposal to the city halls in the region.
In this example, 'prefeituras' denotes the authorities or administrators overseeing municipal regions to whom the proposal is addressed.
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