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  2. Wikipedia:WikiProject Brazil/PLG Glossary - Wikipedia

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    Translation note: Machine translation will often emit the word driving as part of the translation into English; this is completely incorrect in this context. [ a ] There is no accepted expression in English that conveys the sense of this term; consider leaving it in the original, accompanied by an explanatory note .

  3. Cria - Wikipedia

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    A female llama with her cria at Laguna Colorada, Bolivia.. Llama crias are typically born with the whole herd gathering around (only the females are present, as the males are considered a threat) in an attempt to protect against potential predators.

  4. List of English words of Portuguese origin - Wikipedia

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    According to Encarta Dictionary and Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, "dodo" comes from Portuguese doudo (currently, more often, doido) meaning "fool" or "crazy". The present Portuguese word dodô ("dodo") is of English origin. The Portuguese word doudo or doido may itself be a loanword from Old English (cp. English "dolt") [34] Embarrass

  5. Dictionary of Old Tupi - Wikipedia

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    Despite its antiquity, Old Tupi is the best-known indigenous Brazilian language. [4] Some of the most important works used as sources were, among many others: Catecismo na Língua Brasílica (Catechism in the Brasílica Language) by Antônio de Araújo; Camarão Indians' letters; True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil by Hans ...

  6. Glossary of Brazil investigative terms - Wikipedia

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    Translation note: Machine translation will often emit the expression coercive driving as part of the translation into English; this is *never* a correct translation for this phrase. There is no accepted expression in English that conveys the sense of the Portuguese term. Constituição do Brasil. see pt:Constituição do Brasil

  7. Art of Grammar of the Most Used Language on the Coast of Brazil

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    Although the Art of Joseph of Anchieta is considered the first grammar of Old Tupi, [3] information regarding the grammar of the language was first published in 1578 by the French Calvinist Jean de Léry, who visited Rio de Janeiro in the mid-1550s and added grammatical explanations as appendix to his travel narrative during the time of Villegaignon's France Antarctique.

  8. Portuguese grammar - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese is a null subject language, meaning that it permits and sometimes mandates the omission of an explicit subject. In Portuguese, the grammatical person of the subject is generally reflected by the inflection of the verb. Sometimes, though an explicit subject is not necessary to form a grammatically correct sentence, one may be stated ...

  9. Languages of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is the sign language used by deaf people in Brazilian urban centers [29] and legally recognized as a means of communication and expression. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] It is derived both from an autochthonous sign language, which is native to the region or territory in which it lives, and from French sign language ...