"Qual é o sobrenome do coronel?"
Translation:What is the colonel's last name?
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It seems to me he pronounces "du" instead of "do". Is that the way they pronounce it in Brazil?
Yes, the letter "o" (without an accent) sound like /oo/ when it comes at the ned of a word.
In Brazil, coronel is a military rank. It's also the status of some people, mainly in the northeast region of the country, who has control over the people. Their power comes from their havings compared to a very poor people.
Do you know Minas Gerais (Southeast), Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul (South), Mato Grosso e do Sul (Central West), Tocantins, Rondônia, Acre (North) etc...?
Well....I don't know by experience, I confess....I know by school books.
I've been to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul.
It depends what you are trying to say. I think the more natural way to say it would be their wealth or from what they own. Possessions tends to describe more intimate things.
I did not know how to spell colonel in english... Come on duolingo.. Its a portuguese course not english. Dont get me wrong for english errors.
In english, UK/US at least, all military ranks are capitalized. Captain, Major, Colonel, General, Brigadier General, etc. The same ranks are used in most law enforcement agencies and the same rule applies. Outside of the military and LE no one uses ranks except for team captains, which is usually but not always lower case.
