Meaning of cangaceiro | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.

historical

Examples

“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.”

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