This is the 2824th most frequent Portuguese word.
alvorada
"Alvorada" means "dawn" or "daybreak" in English.
In this sentence, 'alvorada' refers to the literal meaning of dawn, the early part of the morning when sunlight first appears.
A alvorada traz consigo o início de um novo dia.
The dawn brings with itself the beginning of a new day.
Here, 'alvorada' also refers to dawn but implies the time of day at which the group began their activity.
O grupo saiu em alvorada para realizar a expedição.
The group set out at dawn to carry out the expedition.
In this context, 'alvorada' is used metaphorically to denote the beginning or onset of a new period or era.