Definitions
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- noun a young criminal, delinquent, punk, thug. Very conscious of image and status; preoccupied with projecting coolness and non-conformity; uses violence to establish social status.
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Examples
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Follow that with "arroz malandro"—seafood served with a soupy, flavorful rice—and finish with the sericaia, a heavenly pancake-style sweet.
A Piece of Portugal 2011
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Follow that with "arroz malandro"—seafood served with a soupy, flavorful rice—and finish with the sericaia, a heavenly pancake-style sweet.
A Piece of Portugal 2011
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Shopkeepers say malandro statuettes hit the shelves over the past two years.
Archive 2007-09-01 Christopher 2007
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Shopkeepers say malandro statuettes hit the shelves over the past two years.
Gangsters In The Courts Of Maria Lionza Christopher 2007
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Union Radio carries interesting info on how things developed there where the burping governor behaves as your regular small town bad guy, un malandro forajido!
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Union Radio carries interesting info on how things developed there where the burping governor behaves as your regular small town bad guy, un malandro forajido!
The Electoral Day post: boring Venezuelan local elections 2005
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“In contrast, in the slums, the figure of the malandro oscillates between hero and villain.”
Criminal spirits in Venezuela’s Santeria pantheon help the faithful 2003
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“For the upper classes, the malandro personifies the growing threat of urban violence,” Marquez writes in “The Darkness of Days: the Malandro,” a chapter in the book “20th Century Venezuela,” published by Fundacion Polar.
Criminal spirits in Venezuela’s Santeria pantheon help the faithful 2003
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“Among other things,the corte malandra reflects nostalgia for that supposed malandro of the past, the one that protected the neighborhood,” she said.
Criminal spirits in Venezuela’s Santeria pantheon help the faithful 2003
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Shopkeepers say malandro statuettes hit the shelves over the past two years.
Criminal spirits in Venezuela’s Santeria pantheon help the faithful 2003
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