Brasilialainen

Brasilialainen is an inflected Finnish term meaning “Brazilian.” It serves as both a demonym for people from Brazil and an adjective describing things related to Brazil. The form is created by adding the Finnish demonym suffix -lainen to the country name for Brazil, following ordinary Finnish word-formation patterns for demonyms. In use, brasilialainen can function as a noun (Hän on brasilialainen) or as an attributive adjective (brasilialainen ruoka, brasilialaisen kulttuurin vaikutus). It is written with a lowercase initial letter, as are most nationality-derived descriptors in Finnish.

The plural form for people is brasilialaiset. When describing possession or attribution, the word follows standard Finnish declension for adjectives ending in -lainen; for example, brasilialaisen kulttuurin means “of Brazilian culture.” The term covers ethnicity, nationality, and cultural connections and is used in everyday speech as well as in formal writing.

Notes: brasilialainen is not a proper noun and does not require capitalization. It is distinct from the actual country name in Finnish; context typically clarifies whether the reference is to people, culture, language, or other Brazil-related subjects. The word is widely understood in Finland and appears in journalism, education, and everyday Finnish speech to denote Brazil-related topics in a concise, neutral way.