What is "anhanguera"

Anhangüera originates from a word in the Tupi language which was the nickname meaning "old devil" given by Brazilian Indians to an explorer and " bandeirante", Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (1672–1740).

It may also refer to the following things in Brazil:

• Anhanguera, Goiás, a municipality in the state of Goiás
• Anhanguera (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo
• Parque Anhangüera, a municipal park in São Paulo
• Rede Anhangüera de Comunicação (RAC), a mass communication company from Campinas
• Rodovia Anhangüera, a highway in the state of São Paulo
• CDT da Anhanguera, a center of television production
• Anhanguera Educacional, a private for-profit professional educational company
• Anhanguera (pterosaur), a pterosaur which was discovered in Brazil

Anhanguera (meaning "old devil") is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur known from the Lower- Cretaceous ( Aptian age, 112Ma) Santana Formation of Brazil. This pterosaur is closely related to Ornithocheirus, and belongs in the family Ornithocheiridae within its own subfamily, Anhanguerinae.

Anhanguera is a district within the subprefecture of Perus in São Paulo, Brazil.