Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cangaceiro. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cangaceiro, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cangaceiro in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cangaceiro you have here. The definition of the word cangaceiro will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcangaceiro, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 68:
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.
1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 58:
Dry Gulch looks like a cangaceiro with his leather hat and crossed cartridge belts.
2010, Darlene J. Sadlier, Brazil Imagined, page 260:
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.
