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O casarão tem um luxo exagerado.

O casarão tem um luxo exagerado.
The mansion has an exaggerated luxury.
From Lesson 186:Augmentatives (-ão)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O casarão tem um luxo exagerado.

Why is it o casarão (masculine) if the base word casa is feminine?
When you add the augmentative suffix -ão to a feminine noun ending in -a, the new word almost always becomes masculine. That is why a casa (the house) becomes o casarão (the big house or mansion).
Where does the -r- come from in casarão? Why isn't it just casão?
Portuguese often inserts a linking consonant, like -r- or -z-, before the -ão suffix to make the word flow more naturally and sound better. For casa, the standard augmentative adds an -r-, making it casarão.
Does casarão always translate specifically to 'mansion'?
It literally means big house, but in everyday Portuguese, casarão is the standard word used to describe a mansion, a manor, or a very large, imposing house.
Is exagerado a verb or an adjective here?
It is acting as an adjective. Just like in English, many past participles (words ending in -ado or -ido) can be used as descriptive adjectives. Here, exagerado comes from the verb exagerar (to exaggerate) and describes the noun luxo.

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