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| Maracanazo |
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| The word Argentinians use to describe the loss of Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Final against Uruguay in the Maracana stadium. Formed by pulling together Maracana and the spanish word matanza (=slaughter). Although Brazil has won five world cups since, this loss is still an open wound with Brazilian football fans. The lost final has led to various books and ruined the life of the goalkeeper. Personally I think it more to like a loose tooth they like to play with, to accentuate the dominant position they have reached in world football. | ||||||
| Mata Bicho | ||||||
| Name for a shot of cacha?a (sugarcane spirit). Literally it means kill the beast. A shot of cacha?a first thing in the morning was one of the ways to protect yourself agains acute dysentery, known in Brazil as mal do bicho(disease of the beast). | ||||||
| MDB (Movimento Democr?tico Brasileiro) | ||||||
In 1965 the military government abolished the multi-party system and replaced it by a two party system. ARENA which was the government party and the MDB for the entire opposition. The MDB was formed by people from the PTB and, to a lesser extent , from the PSD . Read more... | ||||||
| Mensal | ||||||
Literally mensal?o means big monthly allowance. It has become synonymous with the corruption scandal that shook the Lula government in 2005. The exact proportions of the scandal are still unclear, but most Brazilians were confirmed in their belief that all politicians are corrupt. Read more... | ||||||
| Mensalinho | ||||||
| Nickname of one of the many scandals in the 2005 political crisis. This one forced the president of the Chamber of Deputies Severino Cavalcanti to resign, because he received money from the owner of the Chamber?s restaurant to renew its contract. Its a mensalinho (small monthly allowance) and not a mensal?o (big monthly allowance) because he only received R$10.000 and not R$ 30.000. | ||||||
| Minist?rio da Fazenda | ||||||
| Doesn?t have anything to do with agriculture as you might expect, but is the name for the Finance Ministry. Derived from Secretaria de Estado dos Neg?cios da Fazenda. | ||||||
| Motel |
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| Motels are a Brazilian institution and must never be confused with hotels! They have names like Alibi, Ilha do Capri, Sinless, L'Amour and Wet Dreams. Rented by the hour, the Motel Room is Brazil's solution to the lack of privacy caused by overcrowded living conditions. Read more... | ||||||
| MPB |
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It was in the late Sixties and early Seventies that Bossa Nova and the newer sounds of 'Tropicalismo' began to be labelled under the new catch all title of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira). Read more... | ||||||
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