No. 28 in Portuguese
brasil
"Brasil" is the Portuguese word for "Brazil," a South American country.
In a sentence
O Brasil é um país tropical.
Brazil is a tropical country.
Here, 'Brasil' is used as a noun to refer to the country of Brazil.
Eu fui ao Brasil nas minhas últimas férias.
I went to Brazil on my last vacation.
In this sentence, 'Brasil' appears as the destination of a trip, used here as a proper noun in a directive context.
A cultura brasileira tem influências diversas.
Brazilian culture has diverse influences.
The proper noun 'Brasil' is used here in its adjectival form ('brasileira') to modify the noun 'cultura'.
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