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quebrada
🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil
What does “quebrada” mean?
the hood, neighborhood
Example
“Eu nunca esqueço da minha quebrada.”
I never forget my hood.
Good to know
São Paulo term for a poor outskirts neighborhood, used with pride in rap.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: bairro
🏘️ How other countries say “the hood”
- 🇦🇴 mussequeAngola
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- de boachill, fine, no worries
Songs from Brazil
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