foreigner

[/ˈfɔrənər/ or /ˈfɑrənər/]

nounpl: foreigners

estrangeiro

1. a person from another country

She is a foreigner working in our company.

Ela é uma estrangeira trabalhando em nossa empresa.

2. a person who does not belong to a particular place or group

He felt like a foreigner in his own hometown after years abroad.

Ele se sentia como um estrangeiro em sua própria cidade natal após anos no exterior.

NYC Slang

outsider, tourist, or simply 'foreigner' (no distinct NYC slang equivalent)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese

estrangeiro/estrangeira

standard and most common term

São Paulo

estrangeiro/gringo (informal)

gringo used colloquially for foreigners, especially from English-speaking countries

Rio de Janeiro

estrangeiro/turista (when referring to tourists)

context-dependent usage

Portugal

estrangeiro/forasteiro

forasteiro also used for outsiders or strangers

feel like a foreigner - sentir-se como um estrangeiro (feel out of place)

foreign to me - algo estranho para mim (unfamiliar or unknown)

in a foreign land - em terra estrangeira (in an unfamiliar place)

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