Definitions
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- noun A
Mexican rodeo based on thetraditional working practies ofcharros .
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Examples
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The charreada is divided into nine scored events called suertes.
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The charreada is riveting in the heat of action and reflective in the interludes.
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Today’s charreada is a double competition lasting six hours.
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Then, in a small town in the hills, 8,000 feet above Manzanillo, they'll participate in a local charreada, once again celebrating being a brave and strong charro!
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José Abel actually owns a nursery in Baja California, but attends every charreada for miles around.
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To locate the charreada, I just followed the charros and fans to the bullring.
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My friend and charro, José Abel, invited me to the charreada in Santiago, beginning with a free lunch and drinks for all participants and their families.
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The current queen and princesses of the charreada, dressed in cowboy attire, cheerfully smiled for my camera.
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A charreada, a popular Mexican event, is basically a rodeo, a competitive proving ground for a new type of Mexican cowboy -- the brave and proud charro.
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The day before I attended this charreada, I read in the local paper that a contestant was gored by one of the bulls and hospitalized.
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