Brazilian Proverbs
Ancient Sayings of Brazilian Origin
The Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 3,300,000 sq mi and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth-most populous.
- The trees with the most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who tells a tale, tells his own version. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The more one has, the more he wants. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- From several possible events, the less bad happened. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A scalded cat is afraid of water. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- An old parrot can’t learn to talk. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who eats the meat, faces the bones. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Like father, like son. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- One who does not look ahead remains behind. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Nothing ventured, nothing gain. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Home saints can’t make miracles. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Children raised, doubled work. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Soft water can break the hardest stone. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Dirty clothes are washed at home. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If marriage were a good thing, there would be no witnesses. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- As long as I am running my father will still have a son. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Don't put the cart before the oxen. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A wise man learns at the fool's expense. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Make an error is human, keep doing it is foolishness. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The one who left lost his place. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A bent stick will never be straight. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Not only of bread will the man live. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Old monkeys don’t put their hand in jars. ~ Brazilian Proverb
The official language of Brazil
Portuguese is The official language of Brazil which almost all of the population speaks. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas, making the language an important part of Brazilian national identity and giving it a national culture distinct from those of its Spanish-speaking neighbors.
Brazilan Proverbs II
- For every ailing foot, there is a slipper. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Between the beginning and the end, there is always a middle. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Life begins at 40! ~ Brazilian Proverb
- While there's life, there's hope. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Don't call the alligator a big mouth till you have crossed the river. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- At night all cats are brown. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- For those who know how to read, a dot may be a letter. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- In the house of a blacksmith, the ornaments are made of wood. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The earth is not thirsty for the blood of the warriors but for the sweat of man's labor. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Hunger is the best seasoning. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Hope is the last one to die. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The one who waits, reach. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Appearances are deceiving. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- One man's happiness is another man's sadness. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- It’s not worth undressing a saint to dress another one. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who lives shall see. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you don’t have a dog, you hunt with a cat. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Hell is crowded with people of good intentions. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Poverty is not a crime, but it's better not to show it. ~ Brazilian Proverb
The Capital of Brazil
Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's center-western region.
Brazilian Proverbs III
- He who knows knows. He who doesn't know claps his hands. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- God writes straight by broken lines. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- One whose roof is made of glass shouldn’t shoot stones at his neighbor’s. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If God does not grant you glory, be content with fame. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Better preventing than fixing. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who is in the rain, wants to be wet. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Don't carry all your eggs in one basket. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- There’s always an old pair of slippers for the tired feet. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Giving to the poor you’re lending to God. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- It's like exchanging six for half a dozen. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- God is big, but the forest is bigger. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Habits make monks. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- God writes straight even on wavy lines. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Each monkey is on its own branch. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Necessity makes the frog jump. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- There’s no good that lasts forever nor evil that never ends. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Love is blind, so you have to feel your way. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Knowledge is power. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you have a lemon, make lemonade out of it. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Never say: 'of this water, I will never drink.' ~ Brazilian Proverb
- When you get married, you need a house. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The cheapest things are the most expensive ones. ~ Brazilian Proverb
Brazilian Proverbs IV
- A timely "no" beats a hasty "yes." ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Each head, a different judgment. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- We are all a bit crazy, ‘and doctors’ in something. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- By its fruits, one knows the tree. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who is alive, always drop in… ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you don’t cry, you won’t suckle. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you’re guilty, don’t be afraid. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Pepper in someone else's eyes is refreshing. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Everyone for himself, and God for all. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who plays with pigs will eat with them. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The one in a hurry will have a raw meal. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- God helps those who wake up early. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- In a closed mouth, the flies can’t come in. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- One shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If a counsel were a good thing, it wouldn’t be given, but sold.~ Brazilian Proverb
- The thief who steals another one is forgiven for 100 years. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Friends are friends, business is business. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The sun rises for everybody. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Money doesn't sprout on trees. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Walls have ears. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- An old man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- No one is a prophet in his own land. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Love should be paid with love. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- At home saints never perform miracles. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Words will not pollute the soup. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Money alone can’t make one happy. ~ Brazilian Proverb
Brazilian Proverb V
- Much laughter, short wisdom. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Wish is power. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Never poke a jaguar with a short stick. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A timely "no" beats a hasty "yes." ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The one who kneeled must pray. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- With iron, you hurt, with iron you’ll be hurt. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Crime doesn't pay. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- To eat and itch, all you have to do is begin. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who knows nothing doubts nothing. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who makes a basket makes a hundred of them. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The grass is always greener in your neighbor's yard. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Don't hang your hat higher than you can reach. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who warns is a true friend. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- When one disdains, he wants to buy. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A sleeping fox finds no meat. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Haste is the mother of imperfection. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you want it done, do it yourself. Otherwise, ask someone else to. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The hand that caresses is the same that stones. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Others will measure you with the same rod you use to measure them. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- A prevented man is worth two. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who wants everything loses everything. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Passed waters can’t move the mills. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- When the cucumber is small, you can warp it easier. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Better dropping than dry. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If it were ever to rain soup, the poor would only have forks. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The cake is not for its baker, but for the eater. ~ Brazilian Proverb
Brazilian Proverb VI
- A dog bitten by a snake is afraid of sausages. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- You cannot cover up the sun with a sieve. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The child of a fish is a little fish. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The joy of a poor man does not last long. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The worst blind is the one who doesn’t want to see. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Too much alms, the saint will be suspicious. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Are you in a hurry? Keep walking. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- If you can't beat them, join them. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Goodwill makes the road shorter. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who has a mouth goes to Rome. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The poor eat meat when they bite their tongues. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- After the storm comes to the easiness. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- What the eyes can’t see, the heart can’t feel. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Not even Jesus pleased everybody. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a king. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- He who desires everything gets nothing. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Our union makes us stronger. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Don't cry over spilled milk. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Some bad things come for good. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The saint is suspicious of too many sacrifices. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Do not put the cart before the horse. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The owner’s eyes fatten the swine. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who sings throws sadness away. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- Who keeps quiet, agrees. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- The opportunity makes the thief. ~ Brazilian Proverb
- You can only take out of a bag what was already in it. ~ Brazilian Proverb
Brazilian National Anthem (Lyrics English Translation)
"Hino Nacional Brasileiro" is the National Anthem of Brazil
The placid banks of the Ipiranga river heard
the resounding shout of a heroic folk
And the sun of Liberty in shining beams
shone in the homeland's sky at that instant
If the pledge of this equality
we managed to conquer with strong arm
In thy bosom, O Freedom,
our chest defies death itself!
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
of love and hope descends to earth
If in thy beautiful, smiling and limpid sky
the image of the (Southern) Cross blazes.
Giant by thine own nature
Thou art beautiful, strong, a fearless colossus
And thy future mirrors that greatness
Adored Land
Amongst thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland
Of the sons of this ground
Thou art kind mother
Beloved homeland, Brazil
Eternally lying on splendid cradle
to the sound of the sea and under deep sky light
Thou flashest, Brazil, crocket of America,
illuminated by the sun of the New World
Than the more garish land,
thy smiling, pretty prairies have more flowers
"Our groves have more life"
"Our life" in thy bosom "more loves"
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail! Hail!
Brazil, of eternal love be a symbol
the starred labarum which thou displayst
And say the laurel-green of this pennant
"Peace in the future and glory in the past"
But if thou raisest the strong mace of justice,
thou wilt see that a son of thine flees not from battle,
nor do those who love thee fear their own death
Adored Land
Amongst thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland
Of the sons of this ground
thou art kind mother
Beloved homeland, Brazil
Brazil occupies a large area along the eastern coast of South America and includes much of the continent's interior, sharing land borders with Uruguay to the south; Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest; Bolivia and Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest; and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and France (French overseas region of French Guiana) to the north. It shares a border with every South American country except Ecuador and Chile.
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