Word origins

• SetúbalA district in central Portugal.
• Slave CoastA region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean from the Volta River to the Lagos Lagoon or Niger Delta, now comprising the coasts of Togo, Benin, and parts of Nigeria.
• SolimõesUpper stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil from its confluence with the Rio Negro upstream to the border of Peru.
• SooretamaA municipality in Espírito Santo, Brazil.
• Southeast RegionA macroregion of Brazil, composed of the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
• South RegionA macroregion of Brazil, composed of the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
• stone soupA traditional Portuguese thick soup typically made with pork and vegetables.
• Sugarloaf MountainA rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; height: 396 m.
• sungaA narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.
• surdoA type of percussion instrument used in Brazil.
• surucucuA venomous pit viper, the bushmaster.
• Taipa GrandeA hill in Taipa, Macau, formerly an islet.
• Taipa PequenaA hill in Taipa, Macau, formerly an islet.
• Tambor de MinaAn Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism practiced mainly in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Pará and the Amazon rainforest.
• tamborimA small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin.
• TapajósA river in the states of Pará, Amazonas and Mato Grosso, Brazil; a major tributary of the Amazon River
• TarrafalA city in northern Santiago, Cape Verde; the seat of the municipality of Tarrafal.
• tecidualRelating to tissue.
• teekA telekinetic person; a person who has telekinetic abilities.
• TernatenoA Portuguese-based creole spoken on Ambon and Ternate islands, Indonesia.
• Terra NovaA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• terra pretaA very dark, man-made, nutritionally dense soil found in the Amazon basin.
• testoneAn ancient subunit of a Portuguese cruzado.
• Timor-LesteEast Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
• toesaSynonym of estado, Spanish toise or fathom, a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m.
• Três LagoasA city in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• Tres RiosA municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• trinchadoa spicy meat dish of Angolan and Mozambican origin
• trivelaThe act of imparting a curling path to the ball using the outside of one's foot.
• TrombetasA tributary on the north side of the Amazon River in Brazil.
• tucuxiAn estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
• UaupésA river in Colombia and Brazil; a tributary of the Rio Negro
• UmbandaAn Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism.
• umburanaA species of leguminous tree, Amburana cearensis, native to South America and often used for timber.
• UniforA large general trade union in Canada.
• urucumAchiote.
• Vaccine RevoltA period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.
• ValpaçosA city and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal
• vellardA causeway.
• Viana do CasteloA district in northwestern Portugal.
• Vila RealA city and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal.
• vinhaticoThe Madeira mahogany; Persea indica.
• vinho verdeAny instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal.
• vintemA former small Portuguese coin, similar to a penny.
• War of CanudosA conflict between a civilian movement and the army of the newly-founded Republic of Brazil, that happened in 1896–1897 in the municipality of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
• XapuriA river in Acre, Brazil
• xeraphimAn old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis.
• xique-xiqueA species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.
• yacareA caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
• zabumbaA Brazilian bass drum that performers wear and is tapped with both hands.
• ZêzereA river in Portugal
• zimboA particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.
• Zona SulA district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.