In case you don't know it, it's also a TV show in Portugal: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(Portugal) https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(Portuga

In case you don't know it, it's also a TV show in Portugal: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(Portugal) https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(Portugal) And a famous Brazilian soap opera from the 80's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo_(TV_series) And a style of fight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Tudo It basically means "anything goes" in Portuguese... hence why the variety of uses for the phrase.