{"id":1718,"date":"2010-11-16T02:29:30","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T02:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2010-11-16T02:29:30","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T02:29:30","slug":"sloth-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sloth-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Sloth in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While you may remember that <em>pregui\u00e7a<\/em> means <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sleepyhead\/\">laziness<\/a>, it can also be used to describe a famous Brazilian animal: the <em>bicho-pregui\u00e7a<\/em>, or the sloth. This animal, which in Portuguese is pronounced bee-shoo preh-gee-sah, not only lives in the Amazon, but also throughout Brazil, particularly in the Mata Atl\u00e2ntica. This sweet, slow-moving creature prefers to hang out in high trees, but sometimes crosses paths with humans.<\/p>\n<p>This week, an <a href=\"http:\/\/g1.globo.com\/sao-paulo\/noticia\/2010\/11\/bicho-preguica-se-agarra-volante-de-carro-quando-era-resgatado-em-sp.html\">interesting story<\/a> came out about a <em>bicho-pregui\u00e7a<\/em> that had a very funny encounter with a <em>paulista<\/em>. Have a read and watch the video!<\/p>\n<p>Pregui\u00e7a agarra volante de carro em Campinas, <a href=\"http:\/\/cosmo.uol.com.br\/noticia\/67848\/2010-11-14\/preguica-agarra-volante-de-carro-em-campinas.html\">Cosmo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt: <em>&#8220;Um bicho-pregui\u00e7a foi capturado agarrado ao volante de um carro parado na Avenida Bar\u00e3o de Itapura, no Jardim Guanabara, em Campinas, na manh\u00e3 deste domingo (14\/11). Apelidado de \u201cRubinho\u201d pelos policiais militares e bombeiros que fizeram o resgate, o pregui\u00e7a foi levado para a sede da Pol\u00edcia Ambiental, mas deve retornar ao seu prov\u00e1vel habitat natural, no Bosque dos Jequitib\u00e1s.&#8221; <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/cosmo.uol.com.br\/noticia\/67848\/2010-11-14\/preguica-agarra-volante-de-carro-em-campinas.html\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pregui\u00e7a agarra volante de carro em Campinas\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2tgyGvzXrdo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why did the man say he wanted to take the sloth in his car? How did the sloth exact revenge?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><em>Answers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He was worried it would get hit by a car, so he was taking him to the vet. The sloth then affixed himself to the steering wheel and refused to get out of the car!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While you may remember that pregui\u00e7a means laziness, it can also be used to describe a famous Brazilian animal: the bicho-pregui\u00e7a, or the sloth. This animal, which in Portuguese is pronounced bee-shoo preh-gee-sah, not only lives in the Amazon, but also throughout Brazil, particularly in the Mata Atl\u00e2ntica. 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