capitão do mato

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Literally, “captain of the jungle”. === Noun === capitão do mato m (plural capitães do mato) (Brazil) (historical) slave catcher, particularly one in Brazil (derogatory, offensive) Uncle Tom (black man who is servile to white authority) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “capitão do mato”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “capitão do mato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026