Brazil
In Brazil, the word gringo means simply foreigner and has no connection to any physical characteristics or specific countries. Most foreign footballers in the Brazilian Championship that came from other Latin American countries are nevertheless referred as "gringos" by the sports media[21][22] and by sports fans.[23] Tourists are called gringos, regardless of their ethnic origins (i.e. Latin Americans or people from other regions, like Europe).[24]
As the word has no connection to physical appearance in Brazil, black African or African American foreigners are also called gringos.[25] Popularly used terms for fair-skinned and blond people are generally based in specific nationalities, like "alemão" (i.e., German), "russo" (Russian) or, in some regions, "galego" (Galician)[26] which are used for both Brazilians[27][28] and foreigners[29] with such characteristics, despite their real ethnic origins.
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