Candelária

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin candēla (“tallow candle; taper”) + -aria, with the latter lusitanized as -ária (“-ary”). The municipality is named after the feast. Compare the inherited candeeiro (“sconce; oil lamp”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Can‧de‧lá‧ri‧a === Proper noun === Candelária f (Christianity) Candlemas (Christian feast that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple) a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil