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Brazilian

American  
[bruh-zil-yuhn] / brəˈzɪl yən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Brazil, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Brazil.

  2. Brazilian wax.

brazilian British  
/ brəˈzɪljən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Brazil or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Brazil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Brazilian delegates told negotiators gathered in Berlin this week for a separate pre-COP meeting that they aim to produce a plan in time for the U.N.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

It also raised its Brazilian and Indian truck market forecasts slightly while maintaining the North American heavy-duty truck market forecast at 265,000 vehicles and China at 760,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery Friday that removed a lesion on his scalp, less than six months before the presidential elections.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

In 2025, greening affected a record 47.63 percent of orange trees in the Brazilian Citrus Belt, according to Fundecitrus; 100 million trees, of 209 million, are now infected.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The pine trees gave way to a tangled thicket of Brazilian peppers and dense ground scrub, which looked impenetrable.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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