What is Gaucho?
[[Image:Argentinian gauchos.jpg |right |thumb |upright|Gaucho of [[Argentina]].]] [[Image:Falklander-1936.jpg |right|thumb |upright|Falklanders on horseback in 1936, mounted in typical Falklands style with the usual gaucho horse gear]] '''''Gaucho''''' ({{IPA-es|ˈɡautʃo|lang}}) or '''''Gaúcho''''' ({{IPA-pt|ɡaˈuʃu|lang}}) is the term commonly used for people who live in the south regions of [[Brazil]], mainly in [[Rio Grande do Sul]]. It can also be used for people from [[Uruguay]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. They are similar to the [[North America]]n [[cowboy]]s, and, like them, gauchos of Argentina have become a [[symbol]] of freedom. == History == Working with his [[horse]], a [[lasso|laço]], ''boleodoros'', and a knife, gauchos rode around the Pampas, killing wild [[cattle]] whose [[:en:hides|hides]] he sold secretly.<ref name=fly>{{cite book |last= Koontz |first= Terri |author2= Mark Sidwell, S.M.Bunker |title= World Studies for Christian Schools |publisher= Bob Jones University Press |date= June 2005|location= Greenville, SC |page= |url= |isbn= 1-59166-431-4}}</ref> They were usually [[:en:outlaw|outlaws]], and did not become [[decent|respectable]] until they fought with San Martin for Argentine freedom.<ref name=fly/> After some time, many gauchos began working for ''hacendados'' and spent their lives helping huge herds of [[cattle]] over the Pampas. They liked to choose where they worked and traveled from place to place.<ref name=fly/> == Description == Like cowboys, gauchos had a traditional outfit: a big hat, a collared shirt (mainly red), and baggy pants called ''bombachas'',<ref name=fly/> which were tucked into [[leather]] boots. Colorful pieces of cloth or a wide leather belt decorated with silver went around his waist, and silver [[spurs]] were on his boots. When working, gauchos often wore a big leather apron.<ref name=fly/> Today, though, most gauchos are disappearing. Trucks, roads, and fences are changing gauchos into farmers and assistants. Traditional dress is usually wor