sauce beards is a popular expression of the Portuguese language. The complete expression is "to soak the beards" or "to soak the beards" and means that the person in question must be patient, alert, prudent.
The expression can also be used to qualify someone who is still, peaceful, in a state of tranquility: "Sweat the beards and let's get to work!"
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In antiquity and the Middle Ages, the beard was a symbol of honor and power. When an individual's beard was cut off by another, it was a great humiliation. This idea has come to the present day in the expression "letting the beards to soak", which means to be on guard, to be on the safe side. Since beards were so important at the time, soaking them would then be a way to protect one's honor.
There is a Spanish proverb that says, "When you see your neighbor's beards catch fire, soak yours," indicating that we should all learn from the experiences of others.
This proverb points to a second theory that explains the origin of the expression "to soak the beards". According to some scholars, this expression derived from the height of poverty in ancient Brazil when the rural houses were close together and covered with a type of grass called "bargas", much like the thatch. Inside these houses there were wood stoves, and from them sparks often jumped from the chimneys. Sometimes these sparks ignited the roof of the house. Due to this fact, the habit of the neighbor of the house that was on fire arose to wet his own roof, thus preventing the flames from passing into his house. Then came the expression: "Put the bars of sauce that the neighbor's house is on fire!" How to pass over time, the expression changed and turned: "Put the beards to soak because the neighbor's is burning".
Sausages - blog
Barbas de Sauce is a blog created and managed by Jamerson Miléski, which deals mainly with themes politicians, some of them related to Sinop, a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso, where the author lives of the blog.
Gravy Beards - Carlos Lessa
Barbas de Sauce was the title given to an article by Carlos Lessa, published in Valor Econômico. Carlos Lessa is professor emeritus of Brazilian economics and former dean of UFRJ. In this November 2011 article, Carlos Lessa talks about the political and economic interaction between Brazil and China.
