June 30, 2025

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Chat & additional resources

🌿 Vocabulary & Expressions

estufa — greenhouse

fogão — stove

graus — degrees (temperature)

onda de calor — heatwave

comedouro / alimentador de pássaros — bird feeder

ninho — nest

cresceram — they grew

coruja — owl

garça / heron — heron

pomba / pombo — pigeon

gaivota — seagull

melro-preto — blackbird

peitoral — harness

coleira — collar

guia — leash

desastrado / sem jeito / atrapalhado — clumsy

ao mesmo tempo — at the same time

vira-lata — mutt, mixed-breed dog

vizinho / vizinhança / pessoal do bairro — neighbor / neighborhood / neighborhood folks

cara de um, focinho do outro — spitting image (literally: “face of one, snout of the other”)

passeador de cães — dog walker

turista / turistar / turistona — tourist / to be a tourist / exaggerated tourist

personalidade de turistas — tourist personalities

meio-dia e meia — half past noon / 12:30 PM

🌍 Culture & Geography

Foz do Iguaçu

A city in Paraná, Brazil, near the borders of Argentina and Paraguay.

– Home to the Cataratas do Iguaçu (Iguaçu Falls)

– Name origin: “Y” (water) + “ûasú” (big) = Big Water

– Close to Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

– Site of the Itaipu Dam, one of the world’s largest hydroelectric plants

Faria Limer

A slang term for a young, wealthy, tech/finance professional in São Paulo who works near Avenida Faria Lima.

– Similar to: yuppie, finance bro, tech startup guy

– Often used with a mix of irony and admiration

🐾 Animals & Nature

magpie — pega-rabuda

blackbird — melro-preto

owl — coruja

heron — garça

seagull — gaivota

pigeon — pombo

mutt — vira-lata

bird feeder — comedouro / alimentador de pássaros

nest — ninho

💬 Fun Expressions

a gente tem o problema oposto — we have the opposite problem

chama ele de call center — she calls him “call center” (joking about someone who talks a lot)

fala MUITO alto — speaks VERY loudly

cinemática — cinematic

🔠 Word Formation – Augmentatives

Words with –ONA

casarona = big house

meninona = big girl

gatona = very attractive woman

turistona = super tourist

patriciona = exaggerated preppy girl

festona = big party

filhona = affectionate for daughter

bonitona = really good-looking

loirona = very blonde

cheirona = strong smell

Words with –ÃO

cachorrão = big/tough dog

gatão = handsome guy

beijão = big kiss

abração = big hug

peixão = big/important fish

fogão = big stove

carrão = big car

tigrão = tough guy

bebezão = big baby

chefão = big boss

📍 Places & Culture (UK References)

The Eagle and Child — Pub in Oxford where the Inklings met

The Turf Tavern — Historic pub in Oxford

Soho Farmhouse — Chic countryside members’ club

Soho House — International network of luxury clubs

Oxford — Alexia wanted to be “turistona” there!