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Pode explicar a tradução ou conexão para as palavras, vira e lita. Não significam "look" e "can"? Não sou brasileiro.

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random42_ 9y ago
Like the others already explained, "vira-latas" is a portuguese term for a stray dog and the idea that they need to flip trash cans to try to find food. However, there is also an expression (whose origin was also explained) that means "Mongrel complex (Complexo de vira-Lata in Portuguese), which is an expression used to refer to a collective inferiority complex felt by some Brazilian people in comparison to Europe or the United States."[0] Contrary to what was said here, the term coined by Nelson Rodrigues was not exclusive related to soccer. According to him: "By "Mongrel Complex" I mean the inferiority in which Brazilians put themselves, voluntarily, in comparison to the rest of the world. Brazilians are the reverse Narcissus, who spit in their own image. Here is the truth: we can't find personal or historical pretexts for self-esteem."[0] [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongrel_complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongrel_complex
- triangleman 9y ago
  Interesting concept, the "reverse Narcissus", especially in this case. Because you see, in the same breath as they complain about their country, Brazilians will tell you that "God is a Brazilian". Perhaps jingoism and mongrelism are two sides of the same coin. It would certainly explain how Trump got elected after a campaign based on complaining about his own country.
  - random42_ 9y ago
    It's an interesting fact--anecdotally, of course--that as much as they complain about the country, they won't let anyone from outside to do the same thing.
  - triangleman 9y ago
    Excuse me that's "God is Brazilian"
anderber 9y ago
"Vira-Lata" literally translates to "Can-Turner". But the meaning is of a stray-dog.
gugagore 9y ago
"virar" means "to turn (over)" or "to flip" "lata" means can---in this context "garbage can" A stray dog turns garbage cans over in search of food. I believe the term also refers to "mutt", a dog that is not purebred.
diego_moita 9y ago
Literally, it means "can turner". Originally the expression came from football (soccer), as it happens in a lot of stuff within Brazilian culture. In 1950 Brazil lost the finals for the Worldcup to Uruguai at Maracanã, the country biggest stadium. It was a national tragedy that left the country depressed (see "Maracanazo"). A very famous journalist from that age, Nelson Rodrigues, complained that the country was under a "stray dog syndrome", feeling unworthy when it was a lot better than that. The important thing to notice is that Rodrigues was talking exclusively about football. He hated politics and deeply despised any form of nationalism. He actually didn't hold the national character in esteem. It was much later on, on the 90's after his death, that the expression was hijacked and twisted to antagonize any Brazilian that criticizes Brazil in front of foreigners.

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Like the others already explained, "vira-latas" is a portuguese term for a stray dog and the idea that they need to flip trash cans to try to find food. However, there is also an expression (whose origin was also explained) that means "Mongrel complex (Complexo de vira-Lata in Portuguese), which is an expression used to refer to a collective inferiority complex felt by some Brazilian people in comparison to Europe or the United States."[0] Contrary to what was said here, the term coined by Nelson Rodrigues was not exclusive related to soccer. According to him: "By "Mongrel Complex" I mean the inferiority in which Brazilians put themselves, voluntarily, in comparison to the rest of the world. Brazilians are the reverse Narcissus, who spit in their own image. Here is the truth: we can't find personal or historical pretexts for self-esteem."[0] [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongrel_complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongrel_complex

triangleman 9y ago
Interesting concept, the "reverse Narcissus", especially in this case. Because you see, in the same breath as they complain about their country, Brazilians will tell you that "God is a Brazilian". Perhaps jingoism and mongrelism are two sides of the same coin. It would certainly explain how Trump got elected after a campaign based on complaining about his own country.
- random42_ 9y ago
  It's an interesting fact--anecdotally, of course--that as much as they complain about the country, they won't let anyone from outside to do the same thing.
- triangleman 9y ago
  Excuse me that's "God is Brazilian"

anderber 9y ago

"Vira-Lata" literally translates to "Can-Turner". But the meaning is of a stray-dog.

gugagore 9y ago

"virar" means "to turn (over)" or "to flip" "lata" means can---in this context "garbage can" A stray dog turns garbage cans over in search of food. I believe the term also refers to "mutt", a dog that is not purebred.

diego_moita 9y ago

Literally, it means "can turner". Originally the expression came from football (soccer), as it happens in a lot of stuff within Brazilian culture. In 1950 Brazil lost the finals for the Worldcup to Uruguai at Maracanã, the country biggest stadium. It was a national tragedy that left the country depressed (see "Maracanazo"). A very famous journalist from that age, Nelson Rodrigues, complained that the country was under a "stray dog syndrome", feeling unworthy when it was a lot better than that. The important thing to notice is that Rodrigues was talking exclusively about football. He hated politics and deeply despised any form of nationalism. He actually didn't hold the national character in esteem. It was much later on, on the 90's after his death, that the expression was hijacked and twisted to antagonize any Brazilian that criticizes Brazil in front of foreigners.