Today, we’ll take a look at round two of naturalidades<\/i>, which describe exactly where a person is from in Brazil, based on the city or state. These are important to learn because although Brazilians are quite patriotic, they tend to identify most with the city they grew up in, and introduce themselves as Americans would, as a Californian or a Bostonian.<\/p>\n
So, let’s examine the Northern Region.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Tocantins<\/b> is called tocantinense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Palmas<\/b> is called palmense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Par\u00e1<\/b> is called paraense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Bel\u00e9m<\/b> is called belenense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Amap\u00e1<\/b> is called amapaense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Macap\u00e1<\/b> is called macapaense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Amazonas<\/b> is called amazonense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Manaus<\/b> is called manaura<\/i> or manauense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Acre<\/b> is called acreano<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Rio Branco<\/b> is called rio-branquense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Roraima<\/b> is called roraimense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Boa Vista<\/b> is called boa-vistense<\/i> or macuxi<\/i>. The Macuxi are actually an indigenous tribe that lives in the Roraima region, but the name has also been adopted to refer to any person from the capital city of Roraima.<\/p>\n
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Examples:<\/p>\n
A india na foto \u00e9<\/i> amazonense<\/i>. The Indian girl in the photo is from the state of Amazonas.
\nO acreano cresceu na capital do estado, o Rio Branco<\/i>. The man from Acre grew up in the state capital of Rio Branco.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget that naturalidades are lower case!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, we’ll take a look at round two of naturalidades, which describe exactly where a person is from in Brazil, based on the city or state. These are important to learn because although Brazilians are quite patriotic, they tend to identify most with the city they grew up in, and introduce themselves as Americans would…<\/p>\n