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🌿 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!