Brian's Portuguese Poem

Catia is also of Portuguese orgin. Here are some of her favourite words....

Saudade - a mixture of feelings, longing, melancholy, incompleteness and love.

Apaixonar - falling in love ( can apply to place or person)

Beijinho - meaning “little” kiss

Beijo means kiss and adding inho adds cuteness and makes it little kiss..

Águas passadas, não movem moinhos - water under the bridge do not move mills

Pulgas atrás da orelha - flea behind the ears, basically means to look suspicious 

Muitos anos a virar frangos - many years turning chickens this is a person with a lot of experience

As nossas desgraças entram sempre por portas que nós abrimos - our misfortunes enter through doors that we have opened.


Fofo/fofa means like cute, fluffy kinda thing.. but add the magic inho/inha to it and it’s like “little” or extra cute/fluffy