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Portuguese to English Folklore Translation Glossary

Portuguese term		English 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