Brazilianization
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An increase in the percentage of Brazilian people or cultural elements in an area or industry. countable, uncountable
"As chief of Interventor Cordeiro de Farias' personal military staff. Peracchi had been active in the local implementation of the Estado Novo's Brazilianization campaign, in which excesses had occurred against Germans and Italians."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Brazilianization. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Corrêa has voiced the need to be aware of derivative cultural forms and has called for the "brazilianization" of Brazilian crime fiction."
- 3 Social change characterized by classism, economic disparity, and a large underclass that suffers from unemployment and underemployment. countable, uncountable
"What is going on in my opinion is the "Brazilianization of India". You have high levels of inequality, a spectacular film and culture industry, the proliferation of television, and for the first time in the history of India, you have the legitimization of inequality among the elite."
Example
More examples"As chief of Interventor Cordeiro de Farias' personal military staff. Peracchi had been active in the local implementation of the Estado Novo's Brazilianization campaign, in which excesses had occurred against Germans and Italians."
Etymology
From Brazilian + -ization.
More for "brazilianization"
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