Unfortunately I did not know the Portuguese word for ‘cry’ and it isn’t quite the mangled spelling of ‘llorar’ that I hoped it would be.
Questions
Mainly eaten in Brazil, which meal accompaniment is made from toasted cassava flour and may be served at a churrasco or with feijoada, the country’s national dish? It is similar to garri, a staple of West African cuisine.
FAROFA
Referring to a ‘favourite’ or a ‘loved one’, what term can be used in Brazil for a sweetheart or someone you hold a lot of affection for? There is a song by 2021 “Big Brother Brasil” winner Juliette by this name.
XODÓ
A settlement formed by escaped slaves, the Quilombo dos Palmares can be found in which small Brazilian state that has its capital at Maceió? The airport that serves that city is named for Zumbi, one of the quilombola leaders that tried to resist colonial forces.
ALAGOAS
In what year did the Liberal Revolution take place in Portugal? Having its origins in the city of Porto it saw the country’s king return home from Brazil with Prince Pedro staying behind and declaring Brazilian independence two years later.
1820
Sitting on the banks of the Branco, a tributary of the Rio Negro, which planned city in Roraima is the only Brazilian state capital to lie entirely north of the equator?
BOA VISTA
Used in the Brazilian instrumental music genre choro, the guitar-like cavaquinho is similar to which Madeiran instrument that shares a name with an object that could be used for more lethal purposes?
MACHETE
When listening to Brazilian music genres such as coco, choro or capoeira you may hear the sound of the pandeiro. This instrument looks similar to which other percussion instrument that contains ‘zills’ within a frame?
TAMBOURINE
Its capital being Montevidéu, which province existed as part of Brazil from independence up until 1828? It went its separate ways as Uruguay after the Empire of Brazil signed the Preliminary Peace Convention with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
CISPLATINA
Now the capital of Pará state, the city of Belém has a monument designed by Oscar Niemeyer that commemorates which rebellion that lasted from 1835 to 1840? Its name comes from huts that were found on the waterways of northern Brazil.
CABANAGEM
Occurring during Ramadan in 1835, which slave rebellion took its name from a contemporary word used to describe Muslims in Bahia? If you ignore accents its name is shared with the capital of an Asian country.
MALÊ
The Balaida was one of the numerous revolts that took place during the early period of Brazilian independence. This rebellion being named for a basketmaker turned leader, it took place in which northern Brazilian state that is surrounded by Pará to the west, Tocantins to the south, Piauí to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the north?
MARANHÃO
Named after its military leader Francisco Sabino, the Sabinada that took place from 1837 to 1838 was an unsuccessful revolt that saw the rebels capture which major Brazilian city that is included on UNESCO’s World Heritage list?
SALVADOR
Giuseppe Garibaldi got involved in which Brazilian war that lasted from 1835 to 1845? Ended by the Green Poncho Treaty, its English name is shared with a thick-furred cat breed.
GUERRA DOS FARAPOS / RAGAMUFFIN WAR