brazileiro

Portuguese

Adjective

brazileiro (feminine brazileira, masculine plural brazileiros, feminine plural brazileiras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of brasileiro.

Noun

brazileiro m (plural brazileiros, feminine brazileira, feminine plural brazileiras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of brasileiro.
    • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter III, in Cahetés‎[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 14:
      — Brazileiro, carioca. Como os amigos não ignoram, lembar-se[sic] a gente do que foi em outra vida é commum. E eu appello aqui para o doutor.
      “Brazilian, carioca. Since his friends don’t ignore him, it’s common for people to remember what they were in another life. And here I appeal to the doctor.”

Usage notes

See usage notes for Brazil.

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