Guaraci
From the Old Tupi word kûaraçy, "sun", which Tupi-Guarani mythology personifies as the sun god.
Meaning and origin
Guaraci is the name Tupi-speaking peoples of coastal Brazil gave to the sun as a living, watching being, at the centre of a mythology first set down by missionaries and later gathered by nineteenth-century Brazilian…
How to pronounce Guaraci
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gwah-rah-SEE /ɡwaɾaˈsi/ |
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