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sertão¹

noun

  1. Brazil zona pouco habitada do interior do Brasil, sobretudo a região semi-árida do norte-ocidental "Então o sertão virará praia e a praia virará sertão."
  2. terreno coberto de mato, longe do litoral

Sertão²

noun

  1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul

In English

  • wilderness uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state; a tract of such land
  • hinterland remote or undeveloped area
  • backwoods a remote place

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"sertão." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/sert%C3%A3o. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sertão. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sert%C3%A3o

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"sertão." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sert%C3%A3o.

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@misc{serta_o_2026,
  title = {sertão},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sert%C3%A3o},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}