fogueira
bonfire; campfire
Intermediate Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/fo.ˈɡej.ɾɐ/
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Cultural Note
Bonfires are essential to Festa Junina celebrations, symbolizing the signal that Saint Elizabeth sent to the Virgin Mary announcing the birth of Saint John. Families and communities build large bonfires and gather around them to eat, drink quentão (spiced cachaça), and dance forró. Jumping over the bonfire is a traditional dare.
📝 Example Sentences
A fogueira de São João iluminou toda a praça.
The Saint John's bonfire lit up the entire square.
As crianças dançaram ao redor da fogueira.
The children danced around the bonfire.
Acendemos uma fogueira na praia para aquecer.
We lit a bonfire on the beach to warm up.