Portuguese Slangs
‘Caraca’
Caraca is a word used to express surprise in a situation. It would loosely translate to ‘wow’ or ‘oh my god/gosh’.
‘Valeu’
Valeu is an informal way to say ‘thanks’ and would translate to ‘cheers’ in English.
‘Estar bolado/bolada’
Estar bolado – or bolada for the feminine word – means to be angry with someone.
‘Tranquilo’
Tranquilo is used to mean ‘it’s ok’ or ‘yeah, sure’. For example, when someone says, ‘I’m sorry, I’m going to be five minutes late!’, a Carioca may respond, tranquilo.
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