Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese Pronounced Pron. [ʁõ.ˈdo.njɐ](Brazilian Portuguese) [ʁõ.ˈdo.ni.ɐ](Portuguese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Named after Marshal Cândido Rondon, who explored the area in the 1910s. This is the name of a state of Brazil.