No. 3,809 in Portuguese
caracas
An informal expression of astonishment or surprise, similar to "wow" or "geez" in English.
In a sentence
Caracas, esse lugar é muito bonito.
Wow, this place is very beautiful.
In this sentence, 'caracas' is used as an interjection expressing amazement or admiration.
Eu morava em Caracas quando era criança.
I lived in Caracas when I was a child.
Here, 'Caracas' refers to the capital city of Venezuela, used as a proper noun.
Caracas, você viu o que aconteceu?
Whoa, did you see what happened?
Again, 'caracas' functions as an exclamation to express surprise or shock in this context.
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