Homeland adjectives, also called gentile, are adjectives that refer to countries, regions, states, cities and other locations. For example: someone born in Amapá is from Amapá (adjective fatherland).
Compound patriotic adjectives are those formed by more than one adjective, the first appearing in its reduced form and the second in its normal form. For example: Afro-Brazilian (African and Brazilian), Eurasian (European and Asian) and Franco-German (French and German).
List of Brazilian states' homeland adjectives
| States + Federal District | Homeland Adjectives |
|---|---|
| Amapá | Amapáense |
| large northern river | Potiguar or Norte-Rio-grandense |
| Rio Grande do Sul | gaucho or south-rio-grandense |
| Roraima | Roraima |
| Sao Paulo | paulista |
| Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso |
| Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina or green belly |
| For | paraense |
| Maranhão | Maranhão |
| Minas Gerais | miner |
| Tocantins | Tocantins |
| Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Bahia | Bahia |
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Holy Spirit | Espírito Santo or Espírito Santo |
| Acre | acrean or acrean |
| Paraná | paranaense |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Federal District | Brasilian |
| Rondônia | Rondonian or Rondonian |
| Amazons | Amazonian |
| Pernambuco | Pernambuco |
| Ceará | Ceará |
| alagoas | alagoan |
| Goiás | goiano |
| Paraíba | paraibano |
| Piauí | Piauí |
List of homeland adjectives from Brazilian capitals
| Brazilian capitals | Homeland Adjectives |
|---|---|
| Salvador BA) | Salvadoran or Salvadoran |
| Sao Paulo-SP) | From São Paulo |
| Brasilia DF) | brasiliense or candango |
| Aracaju (SE) | Aracajuano or Aracajuense |
| Bethlehem (PA) | Belenian |
| Rio de Janeiro - RJ) | From Rio |
| Recife PE) | Recife |
| Florianópolis (SC) | Florianopolitano |
| Recife PE) | Recife |
| Manaus (AM) | Manaus or Manaus |
| João Pessoa (PB) | people |
| Porto Velho (RO) | Porto Velho |
| Boa Vista (RR) | good vistense |
| Belo Horizonte (MG) | Belo Horizonte |
| Curitiba (PR) | Curitibano |
| Porto Alegre (RS) | Porto Alegre |
| Rio Branco (AC) | Rio Branco |
| Maceió (AL) | Macedonian |
| Fortaleza (CE) | Fortaleza |
| Macapa (AP) | macapanese |
| Goiânia (GO) | goiano |
| São Luís (MA) | Ludovician or Sao Luis |
| Campo Grande, MS) | Campo Grande |
| Teresina (PI) | teresina |
| Palms (TO) | palmense |
| Natal, RN) | Natalense |
| Vitória (ES) | Espírito Santo or Victorian |
Read about the Adjective meaning and see Examples of Adjectives.
