bandeirante
bandeirante noun: adventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.
Noun
bandeirante (plural bandeirantes)
- adventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.
- Its tough and cruel settler bandeirantes were the first Europeans to penetrate Brazil's interior on their long slaving forays against the índios.2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 14
- On Friday afternoon, Santos and a few dozen other activists will set off from the Praça Panamericana in western São Paulo on a 1,000km (621-mile) walk to Brasília, the Brazilian capital, following one of the routes of the bandeirantes.2015 April 24, Bruce Douglas, “Brazil activists to walk 600 miles for 'free markets, lower taxes and privatisation'”, in The Guardian
- person who was born in the State of São Paulo, which is known as Bandeirante State
Forms of bandeirante
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Origin of bandeirante
From Portuguese bandeirante, from bandeira (“flag”).
Phrases with bandeirante
Questions about bandeirante
- What does bandeirante mean?
- Bandeirante means adventurers and slavers from São Paulo, who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.
- What part of speech is bandeirante?
- Bandeirante is a noun.
- What is the plural of bandeirante?
- The plural of bandeirante is bandeirantes.
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