Setting: Montevideo, Uruguay in modern day, and I was wondering if someone could help me answer some questions. I've got questions concerning the Spanish and Portuguese language, the culture or Uruguay and homosexuality in Uruguay ( Read more... )

My character speaks Brazilian Portuguese, modern setting. I found out that there's a Creole-Portuguese equivalent, but I can't find just a Portuguese equivalent of the rhyme. I've Googled "portuguese eeny-meeny-miny-mo," "portuguese equivalent eeny-meeny-miny-mo," "brazilian eeny-meeny-miny-mo," and "brazilian equivalent eeny-meeny-miny-mo" and ( Read more... )

Hello!

I'm looking for some help from anyone who can understand Portuguese, or possibly Brazilian-Portuguese. I have absolutely no knowledge of the language, and my smattering of Spanish hasn't been much help...

I need both a transcript and a translation of Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa's following exclamation:

8 sec. video, with a bit of ( Read more... )

Can someone please suggest a Portuguese surname that is:

1. Common
2. Short

I was using the name Bevilaqua for a character, then was advised that readers won't remember a 4-syllable surname.

Thanks.

Edited on April 25 to say: Thanks to everyone for suggesting surnames! And many thanks to those who urged me to stand my ground and use a long ( Read more... )