15 July 2007

English-Portuguese translation?

sent by Daisy

This is not exactly a new joke, but in times of Pan American Games, it's worth reading again! You must know Portuguese for this... This is a direct (and very innacurate!) English translation of the names of some places in Rio!

PAN 2007 - Rio de Janeiro

German Mountain - Morro do Alemão
Big Field - Campo Grande
Nice to meet you - Encantado
Will Go now - Irajá
O walk there - Andaraí
Dry Square - Praça Seca
Set fire - Botafogo
Customers - Freguesia
Very very Holy - Santíssimo
Patience - Paciência
Setting free - Livramento
Good Success - Bonsucesso
Very deep island - Ilha do Fundão
Grandson Rabbit - Coelho Neto
Hard Cover - Cascadura
Priest Michael - Padre Miguel
Mercy - Piedade!
t's very cheap! - Pechincha
Bless you - Saúde
Flag Square - Praça da Bandeira
Flagmen Funtime - Recreio dos Bandeirantes
Small Farm - Rocinha
Holy Cross - Santa Cruz
Hello, smile - Olaria
Mango Tree - Mangueira
Inside Mill - Engenho de Dentro
Alligator to the water! - Jacarepaguá

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