Balsa Nova
English
Proper noun
Balsa Nova
- A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Balsa Nova.
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally: new ferry, after an exceptionally resistant ferry built by Galdino Chaves in 1891[1].
Proper noun
Balsa Nova f
- Balsa Nova (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References
- 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.