{"id":9562,"date":"2021-12-20T08:27:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T08:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9562"},"modified":"2021-12-19T15:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T15:29:07","slug":"2021-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/2021-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, prezados leitores! So here we are again, ready to ring in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ano novo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (new year). The past few years have been quite unstable and unpredictable. But one thing is for sure: our <strong>retrospectiva<\/strong> with the year\u2019s highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9561\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9561\" class=\" wp-image-9561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1-234x350.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vamos relembrar o ano de 2021! (Photo by Olya Kobruseva from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s right, time to look back on the main facts and events that left a lasting impact on our society.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you keep up with Brazilian <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not\u00edcias<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (news)? In today\u2019s post, we are going to focus chiefly on situations that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">abalaram<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (shook) Brazil in 2021. Can you remember reading about any major stories about our country in the recent <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">passado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (past)? Well, stick around and join me on a trip down memory lane.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>A morte de Paulo Gustavo | <\/b><b><i>Paulo Gustavo\u2019s death<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dizer adeus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (saying goodbye) to beloved celebrities is inevitable every year. But it takes on a whole new meaning when<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a perda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (the loss) involves such a young, talented person who lost a battle to Covid-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 42 year-old actor and comedian Paulo Gustavo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nos deixou<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (left us) in May, after spending 50 days<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> internado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (hospitalized). The hugely successful artist rose to fame for creating and playing the role of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">personagem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (character), Dona Herm\u00ednia, a funny and overbearing middle-aged housewife. His play (and later a movie adaptation) featuring the hilarious Dona Herm\u00ednia brought millions to the theaters and cinemas alike. Who would have thought that the captivating Paulo Gustavo could ever bring us to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> l\u00e1grimas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (tears)?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can <em>assistir<\/em> (watch) some of his comedy skis here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Senhora dos Absurdos est\u00e1 de VOLTA | #TBT 220 Volts | Humor Multishow\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CqKYxghc-uY?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<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Acusa\u00e7\u00f5es contra o ex-presidente Lula anuladas | <\/b><b><i>Former president Lula\u2019s charges annulled<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Culpado ou n\u00e3o culpado?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Guilty or not guilty?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9559\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9559\" class=\" wp-image-9559\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/el-presidente-de-calamar-de-brasil-g8527be697_640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/el-presidente-de-calamar-de-brasil-g8527be697_640.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/el-presidente-de-calamar-de-brasil-g8527be697_640-350x271.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">O ex-president Lula pode se eleger de novo (Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After spending nearly two years <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">na cadeia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in prison), our former president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, originally<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> condenado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sentenced) to nine years on charges of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lavagem de dinheiro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (money laundering), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">foi solto <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(was released). Subsequently, the Supreme Court Justice ruled the cases brought against as unlawful due to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aus\u00eancia de provas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (lack of evidence) and a biased<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> julgamento <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(trial), thus restoring his <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">direitos pol\u00edticos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (political rights).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lula, now qualified for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">candidatar-se <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(running) again, has been ever since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">liderando nas pesquisas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (leading the polls) against Bolsonaro for the 2022 presidential elections. Who do you think has a chance of<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ganhar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (winning)?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Olimp\u00edadas de T\u00f3quio | <\/b><b><i>Tokyo Olympics<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9560\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9560\" class=\" wp-image-9560\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-pixabay-236937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-pixabay-236937.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-pixabay-236937-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As olimp\u00edadas de T\u00f3quio trouxeram alegria (Image by Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As far as sports as concerned, however, Brazil came in for some praise in the Tokyo Olympic games this June. With seven <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medalhas de ouro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (gold medals), six <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medalhas de prata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (silver medals) and eight <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medalhas de bronze<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (bronze medals) we <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">quebramos nosso recorde<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (broke our record) and this has been our <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">melhor desempenho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (best performance) so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if that\u2019s not enough reason to be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">orgulhosos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (proud), we also <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ganhamos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (won) the first gold medal ever in surfing, thanks to \u00cdtalo Ferreira. Another <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">destaque<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (high point) was the 13-year-old prodigy Rayssa Leal, who brought home a silver medal in the Skateboarding competition, making her the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mais jovem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (youngest) Brazilian athlete to earn such an achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a year plagued by uncertainty, seeing our hard-working competitors <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subirem ao p\u00f3dio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (climbing onto the podium) just fills our hearts with joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you already know about these facts we mentioned today? What else do you have in mind as you remember 2021&#8217;s events? Let us know in the comments below. Vejo voc\u00eas em breve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"234\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1-234x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5715254-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, prezados leitores! So here we are again, ready to ring in the ano novo (new year). The past few years have been quite unstable and unpredictable. But one thing is for sure: our retrospectiva with the year\u2019s highlights. 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