No. 565 in Portuguese
fazenda
A large farm or ranch.
In a sentence
Nós visitamos uma fazenda no interior.
We visited a farm in the countryside.
Here, 'fazenda' is used to mean a farm, referring to agricultural land.
Aquela fazenda de café é muito famosa pela sua produção.
That coffee plantation is very famous for its production.
In this context, 'fazenda' signifies a plantation, specifically for coffee.
Ele trabalha como contador na fazenda municipal.
He works as an accountant at the municipal finance department.
Here, 'fazenda' is utilized to denote the finance department within an administrative context.
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