Brasil
noun
the Portuguese spelling of Brazil
Brasil
1 British
/ brəˈziːl /
noun
brasil
2
British
/ brəˈzɪl /
noun
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Unlike its central bank peers, Banco Central do Brasil is expected to cut rates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The first Englishman to play in Brazil's top flight, Lingard is enjoying his early days as a Corinthians player and last week scored his first goal in the Copa do Brasil.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Brazil has the world's third largest pet population, with 160 million animal companions, according to data from the Pet Brasil Institute.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Discussing the initiative were Karthik Ramanna, a business professor at the University of Oxford and a founder of the E-Ledgers Institute, and Gabriella Dorlhiac, secretary-general of the International Chamber of Commerce, Brasil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
In the courts and squares of the great cities ambassadors from Brasil and Benin, from Eireland and Corea mingled with tabaco sellers, with commedia players from Bergamo, with dealers in fortune bonds.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
It produces silk, benzoin, lac, brasil, wax, and ivory.
From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander
Hojeda arrived at the port where the brasil is, five days ago.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
He loketh as a sperhauk with his yën; Him nedeth nat his colour for to dyen With brasil, ne with greyn of Portingale.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
The Admiral ordered two or three caravels to be got ready, and sent Roldan with a force to prohibit the cutting of brasil wood, suspecting that Hojeda would load with it.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
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