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Every question, up close.

Focused guides on the specific decisions behind localizing well for Brazil, from pronouns and pricing to payments and compliance.

Fintech

Extrato vs fatura

The classic fintech translation error, in depth, plus the money terms that get confused with it.

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iGaming

Responsible gambling copy in PT-BR

Getting jogo responsável right: the mandatory notices, the register, and the exact Brazilian phrasing.

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Fintech

Installment (parcelamento) copy

Installments are how Brazil buys. Here is how to write checkout copy that treats them as first-class.

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AI translation

The tells of AI-translated PT-BR

How to spot ChatGPT, DeepL, and Google output in Brazilian Portuguese, and why users notice.

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iGaming

Brazilian football betting terminology

The market names, bet types, and competition terms your sportsbook has to get right for Brazilian bettors.

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Language

European words to avoid in Brazil

A reference list of everyday words that instantly mark copy as European rather than Brazilian.

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Localization

Translation vs localization vs transcreation

Three different services often confused. Picking the right one for Brazil saves money and lands better.

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Language

Você vs tu in Brazil

The pronoun that trips up foreign copy: when Brazilians use você, tu, and o senhor, and the conjugation that gives you away.

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AI translation

Machine vs human for Brazil

When machine translation fits, when it fails, and how to fix machine output for the Brazilian market.

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Pricing

What Brazil localization costs

What actually drives the cost of localizing for Brazil, and the pricing models to know before you budget.

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iGaming

Pix, boleto, and CPF in betting

Localizing the deposit, withdrawal, and verification copy Brazilian bettors expect, natively.

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Localization

Brazil launch checklist

A practical, pre-launch checklist of everything to localize before you enter the Brazilian market.

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Fintech

Onboarding and KYC copy

CPF, selfie, and disclosures: the trust register that keeps Brazilian users from dropping out.

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Language

The gerund and grammar split

Estou fazendo, not estou a fazer: the grammatical differences that separate Brazilian from European Portuguese.

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iGaming

Localizing betting promotions for Brazil

How to rewrite bonus and promo copy so it lands with Brazilians and stays inside the advertising rules.

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Fintech

Writing native Pix copy

Talk about Pix the way Brazilians already do, fluent and without over-explaining.

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Free PT-BR Audit

See exactly where your Brazilian Portuguese reads as foreign.

Send us one page of your current copy. We will send back a free, one page audit showing where it sounds translated, European, or machine generated, and what that is costing you. No obligation.