Degredado

Degredado is a word in Portuguese that means exile, punishment or banishment. When a person is degredado, it means that they are being sent away from their home or country as a punishment for doing something wrong. It's like when your mommy or daddy takes away your favorite toy because you were misbehaving.

In the past, the Portuguese government used to send people who broke the law to places like Brazil or Angola as a way to punish them. These people, who were called degredados, had to live in these far-away places for a certain period of time and were not allowed to return.

Being a degredado was not an easy life, because they had to start a new life in a strange place. They had to find a way to survive without their family and friends. It was like going to a new school where you don't know anyone and have to make new friends.

Today, the term degredado is not used as often, but it is still important to understand what it means and to remember that actions have consequences.