Brazil Becomes A COVID Hot House | Talking Points Memo

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Yesterday the United States placed restrictions on travel from Brazil, which is rapidly emerging as a top global COVID hotspot. The country has now the second highest case could in the world with 363,211 cases, second only to the United States and just ahead of Russia. But if you look at the testing numbers, the situation looks even more ominous.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1310682
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“NinguĂ©m poderia ter previsto isso.”
— Trump Brasiliero Bolsonaro

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actually

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Anyone know how to say “hoax” in Portugese?

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I suspect Toadglans will also soon adopt it 
 once he can find someone to translate it. (Look for it to originally be tweeted as “Flying Free And Fast” until it’s deleted and retweeted with a correction.)

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My guess is “fraude” (fraud), pronounced “FROW*-gee.”

*Rhymes with “plow.”

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I’m headed to the ‘el’, so am i looking for a similar or an exact example?

I’m asking, because he already said that the Michigan reopen guys are reasonable people.

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Hey, Max, meu amigo brasileiro responded to my query for the word “hoax” in Portuguese. Says he, “trapaça, embuste” and his favorite, “falcatrua.”

Hope that helps.

BTW I kind of like “falcatrua” too.