gaucho

Cattle and ranching are synonymous with the culture and romance of the gauchos—the cowboys of southern Brazil—as legendary as their counterparts in the American West and known for skewered barbecued steak called churrasco.

People driving by his sanctuary honk their car horns, shouting “¡Viva el gaucho!”

Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture; some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion.

Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture, and some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion.

And it might be easier to achieve than the idea recently mooted by the Argentine and Brazilian presidents - a common currency for the two countries, possibly to be called the "sur" or even the "gaucho".