The owner or operator of a fazenda; a large landowner or plantation manager in Brazil or Portuguese-speaking regions.
Portuguese 'fazendeiro' from 'fazenda' plus -eiro (a common Portuguese suffix meaning 'person who works with or owns'). Emerged from colonial Brazil's agricultural society.
A fazendeiro wasn't just a farmer—they were often powerful political figures who controlled huge territories and the lives of workers, making the term loaded with colonial history!
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