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    Brazilian
    adjective
    of or relating to Brazil, its inhabitants, or their language.
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    brazilian
    adjective
    of or relating to Brazil or its inhabitants

Brazilian

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

adjective

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


noun

  • Brazilians
    plural
  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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The regions at risk include the Brazilian states of Roraima and Amapá, northern Pará, and portions of Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

A Brazilian family I work with has 40 fourth-generation cousins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Richarlison matches Sturridge for minutes per goal contribution, but with eight fewer the Brazilian, perhaps harshly, misses out.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Brazilian lawsuit also cites Shell's past record, including an internal company report from 1986 that acknowledged fossil fuels' role in increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Danny couldn’t understand Brazilian Portuguese, but he liked the musical sound of it.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

I felt for the brazilian fans because the germans were merciless but Brazil were awful and Luiz was a disaster as captain .

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2014

Seeking a fourth term, Lula is now targeting the 33.4 million Brazilians who stayed away from the first round -- more than one in five eligible voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

They shopped for cowboy hats, ate gigantic steaks and beat the five-time champion Brazilians along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, Brazilians complain about a loss of purchasing power and authorities are concerned about rising household debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Despite the economy's apparent solid performance, Brazilians have shown considerable dissatisfaction with their current living conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Instead, the Brazilians looked at the fourth main haplogroup—Haplogroup A is its unimaginative name—which is almost completely absent from Siberia but found in every Native American population.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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