Brazilian

American  

[bruh-zil-yuhn] / brəˈzɪl yən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Brazil.

2. Brazilian wax.

Example Sentences

You can class him as an old-school centre-half and the Brazilian is a force defensively, with Arsenal conceding just 22 goals in 31 league games this season.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The Brazilian Uberabatitan and the Argentine Neuquensaurus were roughly the size of modern elephants.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

There was the President of Poland Karol Nawrocki, the sons of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who seemed almost unescapable at the event.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The Chinese aluminum producer’s acquisition of a Brazilian aluminum company with Rio Tinto is likely to enhance the former’s resource footprint and expand its upstream aluminum portfolio, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Any slave on a Brazilian sugar plantation knew that freedom was close at hand—if he or she could make it to the mountains and join the community of Palmares.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson