cangaceiro

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cangaceiro

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From Portuguese cangaceiro.

noun cangaceiros

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.

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@misc{cangaceiro_2026,
  title = {cangaceiro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cangaceiro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}