IBGE is the acronym for the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, a public organization responsible for surveying and managing Brazilian data and statistics. IBGE is known...
Kuduro is a musical and dance style that originated in Angola. As the name suggests, kuduro means “hard butt”, in reference to the body movements of this dance. Originally, kuduro emerged...
GPS is the acronym for Global Positioning System, which in Portuguese means “Global Positioning System”, and consists of a satellite location technology. GPS is a navigation system...
A salute is a greeting, a courtesy. When someone asks for "a round of applause" they are asking to applaud, that is, to say hello to something or someone. The word saved is related to the firing of firearms...
Like is a verb that means to approve, like, enjoy something or someone. As in "enjoying life", which means enjoying the good moments of life. The term became popular with Facebook adoption...
A feud is a confrontation, when two parties are in opposition. Getting into a fight means getting into a fight. It can be said that two countries at war, which are in conflict,...
Pope is the designation given to the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church, also known as the Supreme Pontiff, Holy Father or Bishop of Rome. In addition to being the highest representative of Catholic doctrine, the pope...
Zeugma is a figure of speech in the Portuguese language, which consists in the omission of a word already mentioned in a sentence. To avoid the successive repetition of repeated terms, the zeugma guarantees the omission...
Lacrosse is a sport played between teams, very popular in North America, mainly in the United States and Canada. The main feature of this sport is the use of bats with a...
Interim is the characteristic of something that is temporary, that is, it occupies a short space of time between two situations or events. This noun also characterizes that which is interim. Per...
Asyndeto is a figure of speech in the Portuguese language that classifies the joining of different clauses without the use of connectives. In this case, clauses that do not have connectors are called...
Polysyndeton is a figure of speech in the Portuguese language, which consists of the repetitive and excessive use of some conjunctions between sentences in a sequential way. The polysyndeton is classified as a...
Kaizen is a word of Japanese origin that means change for the better, used to convey the notion of continuous improvement in life in general, whether personal, family, social or at work. In context...
Fandom is the diminutive of the English expression fan kingdom, which means “fan kingdom”, in the literal translation into Portuguese. A fandom is a group of people who are fans of a certain thing in...
Mangá is the name given to Japanese comics, which are characterized by being read from right to left, unlike conventional Western comics. Its origin is in the Theater...