Caipira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈpiɾɐ] ( listen); "hillbilly" or "country people") is a Brazilian Portuguese term used to designate inhabitants of rural, remote areas of some Brazilian states—It refers to the people of lesser schooling. It can be considered pejorative when used to describe others, but it can also be used as a self-identifier without negative connotations. It often carries the connotation of an uneducated (at times naïve o...
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Caipira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈpiɾɐ] ( listen); "hillbilly" or "country people") is a Brazilian Portuguese term used to designate inhabitants of rural, remote areas of some Brazilian states—It refers to the people of lesser schooling. It can be considered pejorative when used to describe others, but it can also be used as a self-identifier without negative connotations. It often carries the connotation of an uneducated (at times naïve or even stupid) person, and someone who can't speak proper Portuguese. In festas juninas it is traditional in some areas for people who are not considered as such to dress up as stereotypical Caipiras.
It is also used as a name for an accent or group of accents of Portuguese in the states of São Paulo and neighboring areas in Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, the south of Minas Gerais, and part of Paraná. By extension, the term caipira can also be applied to the different cultural manifestations of the caipiras, such as their music. The diminutive...
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