brasilidade
Portuguese, noun/bɾa.zi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
brasilidade is spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-I-D-A-D-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,841st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brasilidade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Brazilianness, the quality of being Brazilian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “característica distintiva do brasileiro e do Brasil”.
What does brasilidade mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBrazilianness, the quality of being Brazilian
- 2
feminineBrazilianity, the Brazilian identity, particularly as provided as cultural heritage from Amerindian, European and African cultures
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. característica distintiva do brasileiro e do Brasil 2. sentimento nacional dos brasileiros 3. brasileirismo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce brasilidade?
- Brazil /bɾa.zi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /bɾɐ.zi.liˈda.dɨ/
- Portugal [bɾɐ.zi.liˈða.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brasilidade in Portuguese?
brasilidade appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).