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The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to the brazilwood tree. The name was given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant consortium led by Fernão de Loronha, to exploit brazilwood for the production of wood dyes for the European textile industry. The term for the brazilwood tree in Portuguese, pau-brasil, is formed by pau ("wood") and brasa ("ember"), the latter referring to the vivid red dye that can be extracted from the tree. The word brasa is formed from Old French brese ("ember, glowing charcoal").

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  • Name of Brazil (en)
  • Etimologia de Brasil (pt)
  • Название Бразилии (ru)
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  • The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to the brazilwood tree. The name was given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant consortium led by Fernão de Loronha, to exploit brazilwood for the production of wood dyes for the European textile industry. The term for the brazilwood tree in Portuguese, pau-brasil, is formed by pau ("wood") and brasa ("ember"), the latter referring to the vivid red dye that can be extracted from the tree. The word brasa is formed from Old French brese ("ember, glowing charcoal"). (en)
  • Об этимологии названия Бразилия (порт. Brasil) существует ряд гипотез, основные версии происхождения названия приведены ниже. (ru)
  • As raízes etimológicas do nome Brasil são ainda disputadas. A palavra Brasil já era conhecida há muitos séculos na Europa. O filólogo Adelino José da Silva Azevedo postulou que se trata de uma palavra de procedência celta. De fato, a cartografia medieval identifica a ilha de Hy-Brasil em algum ponto do Oceano Atlântico a partir de lendas ancestrais célticas que remontam a São Brandão, dos anos 500 d.C., e aos Immram posteriores, que falam de uma "terra de delícias", vista entre nuvens. No entanto, o termo Brasil é ainda mais antigo e pode ser rastreado até a língua dos antigos fenícios. (pt)
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