The KudoZ open glossary is a browsable glossary of terms translated via the KudoZ term help network.

portugais vers anglais Folklore Translation Glossary

portugais term	anglais translation
"Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"	He who owes nothing, fears nothing.

a cabeça amarrada	head was shrouded ...head was wrapped in a shroud	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Arraial dos namorados	The sweethearts' fair

bater figurinha	swap cards

bolinha de gude	marble

chiado dos maracas	hiss of maracas	Fernando Domeniconi
Entered by: Fernando Domeniconi
Dança de Roda	see comment	Katja van Hellemond
Entered by: Katja van Hellemond
festa junina	June festivals/June festivities

negro, quando não faz besteira na entrada, faz na saída	when a black man doesn't screw up as he comes in, he will, as he goes out

nunca terá passado disso mesmo	was never more than this	Maria Castro
Entered by: Maria Castro
pajé	medicine man or witch doctor

pozinho do pirlimpimpim	fairy dust (original)/ pixie dust (Disney)

res	residente (dweller/dwelling)

Roda pião, bambeia na mão.	Spin top, loosely on my hand

saudoso	unforgettable

título da dívida externa	foreign debt security