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# brazilian

adjective (Brazilian); noun (a Brazilian, Brazilians)

«brazilian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. From or to do with Brazil, the largest country in South America: «Brazilian football». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#m1)
2. A person from Brazil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#m2)
3. «Brazilian Portuguese» is the kind of Portuguese spoken in Brazil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons Brazil has the Amazon rainforest and many people speak Portuguese, not Spanish. Brazilian football, carnival and food (feijoada, brigadeiros) are famous. Written with a capital B.

### Examples

- She is Brazilian and speaks Portuguese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x1)
- The Brazilian team won the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x2)
- We tasted Brazilian food at the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x3)
- The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Brazilian land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x4)
- Many Brazilians celebrate Carnival with music and dancing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x5)
- A Brazilian nut is a big seed from the Amazon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/#x6)

### Note

Capital B. People in Brazil speak Portuguese, not Spanish — a common mistake. The nut is usually called «Brazil nut». Plural: Brazilians.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brazilian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brazilian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brazilian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brazilian.html) on Mova free.