Patavinas is a word in the Portuguese language, normally used in the expression "I don't understand patavinas" and means "nothing" or "nothing".
The word "patavinas" is used to describe someone who has difficulty understanding something: The teacher sent me to do a paper on the French Revolution, but I don't understand a bit of history!
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Many popular expressions used in Brazil originated in Portugal, and "patavinas" is one of them. Many years ago, because the Portuguese could not understand what the Italian friars from the city of Padua were saying (or Padova), the Patavinos, they said “I don't understand Patavinas”, which today is the equivalent of saying: “I don't understand nothing".
However, history indicates that there is a person responsible for using the expression for the first time. Titus Livius, a Roman historian born in 64 BC, was in the habit of recording his works using many words from the dialect of the city where he was born, and not Latin, which was much more common at the time. For this reason, many Italians could not understand what the historian wrote. Tito Lívio was born in the city that is now called Padua, but at that time it was known as "Patavium". He was, therefore, a "patavinus", and this adjective ended up being used for texts or conversations that were difficult to understand.
Patavinas Jazz Club
Patavinas Jazz Club is a group from São Paulo that makes instrumental music, and despite using the jazz patent, it mixes elements of samba, funk, rock, waltz, blues and frevo. The group consists of 12 elements that create music through flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, trombone, guitar, bass, keyboard and drums.
Patavina's - blog
Patavina's is a blog created by César Cardoso from Rio de Janeiro and deals with topics such as poetry, literature and current affairs in the art world. Many of the posts are poetic works by national and international authors.
