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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now chiefly historical) A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil..
Cangaceiros and flying brigades alike ate up the provisions of the townspeople of Custódia, got drunk on their cane brandy, and tried to rape their women.
Dry Gulch looks like a cangaceiro with his leather hat and crossed cartridge belts.
That night Deraldo has a dream in which, dressed as a cangaceiro, he stands on a street corner and challenges passersby, who point and laugh at him.
Use cangaceiro when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cangaceiro means (now chiefly historical) A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil..
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Cangaceiros and flying brigades alike ate up the provisions of the townspeople of Custódia, got drunk on their cane brandy, and tried to rape their women.
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