Today we’re going to do the last part of our lesson on naturalidades<\/i>, which determine exactly where a person is from in Brazil: either the city or the state. These are written in lower case, as opposed to in English, in which we use upper case, as in Hawaiian or Alaskan.<\/p>\n
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Let’s look at the Central and Western regions.<\/p>\n
A person from Mato Grosso do Sul<\/b> is called mato-grossense-do-sul<\/i> or guaicuru<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Campo Grande<\/b> is called campo-grandense<\/i>. The Guaicurus were a Native American tribe that lived in the region of Mato Grosso do Sul, and were famous for their skills as warriors and equestrians.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Mato Grosso<\/b> is called mato-grossense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Cuiab\u00e1<\/b> is called a cuiabano<\/i>. This is not to be confused with cubano<\/i>, a person from Cuba.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Rond\u00f4nia<\/b> is called rondoniense<\/i>, and a person
\nfrom the capital of Porto Velho<\/b> is called porto-velhense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Goi\u00e1s<\/b> is called goiano<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Goi\u00e2nia<\/b> is called goianiense<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A person from the state of Distrito Federal<\/b> is called brasiliense<\/i>, and a person from the capital of Bras\u00edlia<\/b> is called brasiliense<\/i> or candango<\/i>. The Brazilian capital, like the U.S. capital, is quite small, so if you’re from the “state” you are also from the city.<\/p>\n
Candango was the name given to the workers who migrated to Bras\u00edlia during its construction in the 1950s. It is a word of African descent, from modern-day Angola, and means “ordinary” or “bad.” During the 1700s and 1800s, the Angolan slaves called the slave owners “candangos.” It’s not clear why the construction workers of Bras\u00edlia were given this name, but to this day the term “candango” is often the preferred name for a person born in Brazil’s capital.<\/p>\n
Examples:<\/p>\n
O goiano na foto acima n\u00e3<\/i>o est\u00e1<\/i> sorrindo.<\/i> The man from Goi\u00e1s in the photo above isn’t smiling.
\nOs candangos t\u00ea<\/i>m orgulho da sua cidade moderna.<\/i> The people of Brasilia are proud of their modern city.<\/p>\n
Note: naturalidades can also refer to something from that region that’s not a person:<\/p>\n
O futebol mato-grossense tem menos torcedores do que o futebol goiano<\/i>. Soccer in Mato Grosso has less fans than soccer in Goi\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
O governo <\/i>rondoniense tem muitos problemas. <\/i>The government of Rondonia has many problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we’re going to do the last part of our lesson on naturalidades, which determine exactly where a person is from in Brazil: either the city or the state. These are written in lower case, as opposed to in English, in which we use upper case, as in Hawaiian or Alaskan. Let’s look at…<\/p>\n