TERMS OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIP IN TITLES.

For the terms of family relationship in titles (business, etc.) the
Portuguese forms are commonly used where the German forms would
naturally be expected (i.e., in exclusively Brazilian German
publications, etc.). Among the forms most frequently used in this manner
(in full or abbreviated form, singular or plural) are the following:[53]

_Portuguese form._ _German form._

Filho for Sohn.
Irmão " Bruder.
Sobrinho " Neffe.
Viuva " Witwe.


EXAMPLES OF BRAZILIAN GERMAN FROM DOCUMENTS.

The Written Language.

The following is an excerpt made from a short story entitled "Unrecht
schlägt seinen eigenen Herrn."[54]

Der reiche Estancieiro[55] João Rodrigues sass eines Tages unter der
grossen schattigen Figueira,[56] welche das Wahrzeichen der Estancia[57]
São Manoel bildete. Er berechnete eben, wie viel Schlachtvieh er dieses
Jahr verkaufen könnte, und fand, dass es mindestens 700 Stück seien. Das
gab ein schönes Häufchen Geld; denn die Viehpreise waren dieses Jahr