Brazilianesque

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Brazilian +‎ -esque

Adjective[edit]

Brazilianesque (comparative more Brazilianesque, superlative most Brazilianesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the country of Brazil or its culture.
    • 2001, Tomas Larsson, Race to the Top: The Real Story of Globalization, page 25:
      There is a Brazilianesque logic to Thailand's protectionism: It takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
    • 2017, Laurie Frederik, Kim Marra, Catherine A. Schuler, Showing Off, Showing Up, page 55:
      In the Latin category, dancers begin the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.