Photo: Gilson MACEDO · CC BY-SA 4.0 dog breed · 927 on Animalso
Rastreador-brasileiro
- Animal
- Dog
- Origin
- Brazil
About the Rastreador-brasileiro
The Rastreador Brasileiro is a Brazilian dog breed and a scent hound. It is also called Urrador or Urrador Americano, names linked to North American coonhound bloodlines in its genealogy. The breed is mid- to large-sized. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale first recognized it in 1967. In 1973, disease and an insecticide overdose eliminated the breed’s population, and both the FCI and Brazil’s kennel-club organization declared it extinct and removed it from their lists. Later, controlled breeding and combinations with other hound breeds were used to recreate the Rastreador Brasileiro. Brazil’s kennel club officially recognized the breed again in 2013, and an updated FCI standard followed in 2019. Its origin is Brazil, and its defining role is scent-based hound work.
What stands out
- Brazilian origin is clearly documented
- Scent hound purpose is identified
- Recognized again by Brazil’s kennel club
- Updated FCI standard issued in 2019
Worth knowing
- Breed population was declared extinct in 1973
- Recreated through controlled breeding and hound crosses
Who it suits
This breed suits readers looking specifically for a Brazilian scent hound with a documented reconstruction history. It may interest people researching hound genealogy and official breed recognition.
In short
The Rastreador Brasileiro is a Brazilian scent hound with a complex recognition history. Its identity today reflects later breeding projects and renewed official recognition.
More dog breeds from Brazil
Brazilian Bull-mastiff Brazil Photo: Rondon · Public domain 
Bullbras Brazil Photo: Wagmar de Souza · CC0 
Campeiro Bulldog Brazil Photo: Tacosunday · Public domain 
Dogue Brasileiro Brazil Photo: CS1982 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo credits9 photographs on this page
- Rastreador-brasileiro — Gilson MACEDO · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Brazilian Bull-mastiff — Rondon · Public domain · file page
- Brazilian Terrier — Svenska Mässan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Bullbras — Wagmar de Souza · CC0 · file page
- Campeiro Bulldog — Tacosunday · Public domain · file page
- Dogue Brasileiro — CS1982 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Fila Brasileiro — Doglover · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Gaucho sheepdog — Diegopaz070588 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Mantiqueira Shepherd — Leonardo BF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
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