Unveiling Secrets at Copacabana: A Family Reborn

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family's hidden past. and ignite a journey toward forgiveness and
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newfound unity under the vibrant skies of Copacabana. Right after
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Vicente was sitting on the sand of Copacabana Beach. The
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spring sun warmed his skin. Ele observava as ondas do mar,
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que pareciam ignorar as dificuldades humanas. Naquele dia de finados,
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Vicente sentia a saudade e o peso da história de
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sua família. Ao seu lado, uma carta antiga, amassada, guardava
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segredos que poderiam mudar tudo. Isabela chegou primeiro, com seu
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jeito despreocupado. Ela usava um chapéu de palha e um
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sorriso curioso. E aí, primo, qual é o plano mirabolante
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de hoje? Perguntou ela, olhando para a carta. Quero que
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a gente leia isso juntos, respondeu Vicente. Tem um segredo aqui.
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Talvez respostas para o que nos separa. Pouco depois, Rafael apareceu.
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Seu rosto estava sério e o andar era firme. Ele
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parou ao lado dos sobrinhos, olhou para o mar e
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suspirou pesadamente. Espero que isso valha a pena. O que
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passar esconde já fez estragos demais, disse ele com um
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tom firme. Vicente respirou fundo. Sabia que estava prestes a
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tocar em feridas antigas. Ele abriu a carta e as
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palavras dos antepassados começaram a se revelar. A carta falava
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de um amor proibido, de promessas quebradas e de decisões
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tomadas em meio à guerra de famílias. Era como um
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roteiro de novela, mas real. Isabela ficou intrigada. Isso muda tudo,
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não é? Quem diria que o avô tinha sido apaixonado
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pela irmã da nossa avó? Rafael desviou o olhar, tentando
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esconder a emoção. E isso explica muita coisa. Por isso
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os almoços de domingo eram sempre tão tensos. Eu nunca
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entendi bem por quê. O ambiente esquentou à medida que
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as revelações se desenrolavam. Isabela queria confrontar cada pedaço da história,
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enquanto Rafael preferia deixar o passado enterrado. A discussão esquentou
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e as vozes se elevaram acima do som das ondas. Chega!
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Gritou Vicente, impondo calma. Não estamos aqui para brigar. Precisamos
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entender e perdoar. Os três se silenciaram e voltaram seus
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olhares para o horizonte. Vicente sentia que o peso do
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encontro estava começando a se dissipar. O importante é o futuro,
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concluiu ele. Podemos escolher como a história continua. Rafael, ainda relutante,
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assentiu devagar. Talvez seja a hora de deixar o passado ir. Isabela,
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com os olhos brilhando de lágrimas, respondeu suavemente. Juntos conseguimos.
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Aos poucos, o clima foi se tornando mais leve. Copacabana
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continuava viva ao redor deles, com pessoas aproveitando o dia,
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sem saber que ali, naquela conversa, uma família estava renascendo.
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Vicente aprendeu que a comunicação pode unir corações quebrados. Naquele dia,
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no calor do rio, eles decidiram dar um novo significado
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àquele feriado. Um passo para um novo começo. A carta
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foi guardada de volta, não como um segredo, mas como
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uma parte de um todo. Copacabana testemunhou a promessa de mudanças.
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Um recomeço, ainda que delicado, iluminado pelo sol de primavera.
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Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
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may have missed.
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Vicente was sitting on the sand at Praia da Copacabana.
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The spring sun.
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Warmed his skin. He watched the ocean waves, which seemed
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to ignore human difficulties.
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Naquele dia de finados, Vicente sentia a saudade e o
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peso da história de sua família.
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On that dia de finados, Vicente felt the longing and
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the weight of his family's history.
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Ao seu lado, uma carta antiga, amassada, guardava segredos que
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poderiam mudar tudo.
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Beside him, an old crumpled letter held secrets that could
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change everything.
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Isabela arrived first with her carefree manner. She wore a
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straw hat and a curious smile.
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What's up, cousin? What's today's grand plan?
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Perguntou ela, olhando para a carta.
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She asked, looking at the letter.
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Quero que a gente leia isso juntos, respondeu Vicente.
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I want us to read this together, replied Vicente.
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Tem um segredo aqui.
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There's a secret here.
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Talvez respostas para o que nos separa.
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Maybe answers to what separates us.
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Pouco depois, Rafael apareceu.
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Shortly after, Rafael appeared.
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Seu rosto estava sério e o andar era firme.
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His face was serious and his steps were firm.
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Ele parou ao lado dos sobrinhos, olhou para o mar
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e suspirou pesadamente.
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He stopped next to his nephews, looked at the sea
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and sighed heavily.
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Espero que isso vale a pena.
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I hope this is worth it.
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O que passado esconde já fez estragos demais, disse ele
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com um tom firme.
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What the past hides has already done enough damage, he
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said firmly.
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Vicente respirou fundo.
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Vicente took a deep breath.
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Sabia que estava prestes a tocar em feridas antigas.
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He knew he was about to touch on old wounds.
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He opened the letter, and the words of the ancestors
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began to unfold. The letter spoke of a forbidden love.
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Broken promises, and decisions made in the midst of a
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family war.
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Era como um roteiro de novela mais real.
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It was like a soap opera script, but real.
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Isabela ficou intrigada.
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Isabela was intrigued.
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Isso muda tudo, não é?
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This changes everything, doesn't it?
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Quem diria que o avô tinha sido apaixonado pela irmã
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da nossa avó?
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Who would have thought Grandpa had been in love with
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our grandma's sister?
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Rafael desviou o olhar, tentando esconder a emoção.
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Rafael looked away, trying to hide his emotion.
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Isso explica muita coisa. Por isso os almoços de domingo
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eram sempre tão tensos.
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This explains a lot. That's why the Sunday lunches were
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always so tense. I never quite understood why. The atmosphere
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heated up as the revelations unfolded.
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Isabela queria confrontar cada pedaço da história, enquanto Rafael preferia
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deixar o passado enterrado.
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Isabella wanted to confront every piece of the story, while
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Rafael preferred to let the past remain buried.
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The discussion heated up and voices rose above the sound
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of the waves. Enough! shouted Vicente, imposing calm. Não estamos
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aqui para brigar. Precisamos entender e perdoar.
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We need to understand and forgive.
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Os três se silenciaram e voltaram seus olhares para o horizonte.
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The three fell silent and turned their gazes to the horizon.
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Vicente sentia que o peso do encontro estava começando a
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se dissipar.
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Vicente felt that the weight of the encounter was beginning
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to dissipate.
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O importante é o futuro, concluiu ele.
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What matters is the future.
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He concluded. Podemos escolher como a história continua.
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We can choose how the story continues.
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Rafael, ainda relutante, assentiu devagar.
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Rafael, still reluctant, nodded slowly.
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Talvez seja a hora de deixar o passado ir.
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Maybe it's time to let the past go.
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Isabela, com os olhos brilhando de lágrimas, respondeu suavemente. Juntos conseguimos.
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Isabela, her eyes shining with tears, responded softly. Together we can.
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Aos poucos, o clima foi se tornando mais leve.
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Gradually, the atmosphere began to lighten.
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Copacabana remained alive around them, with people enjoying the day,
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unaware that there, in that conversation, a family was being reborn.
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Vicente aprendeu que a comunicação pode unir corações quebrados.
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Vicente learned that communication can unite broken hearts.
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Naquele dia, no calor do rio, eles decidiram dar um
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novo significado àquele feriado.
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On that day, in the heat of Rio, they decided
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to give new meaning to that holiday. A step toward
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a new beginning. A carta foi guardada de volta, não
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como um segredo, mas como uma parte de um todo.
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Copacabana testemunhou a promessa de mudanças. Um recomeço, ainda que delicado,
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iluminado pelo sol de primavera. a new beginning though delicate,
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illuminated by the spring sun.
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Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in English, then in
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Brazilian Portuguese.
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The longing.
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O peso.
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The weight.
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Os segredos.
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The secrets.
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Despreocupado. Carefree. Curioso. Curious. Sério.
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Sério.
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Serious. Os antepassados. Os antepassados.
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The ancestors.
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Proibido. Proibido. Proibido.
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Forbidden.
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As promessas. As promessas. As promessas.
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The promises.
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O roteiro. O roteiro. The script. Intrigada. Intrigada. Intrigada.
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Intrigued.
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Confrontar. Confrontar. Confrontar.
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To confront.
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A emoção. A emoção.
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The emotion.
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Esquentar. Esquentar. Esquentar.
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To heat up.
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Impor. Impor. Impor.
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To impose.
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Perdoar. To forgive. The horizon. Reluctant. Reluctant.
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Reluctant.
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The tears. Se tornar mais leve. Se tornar mais leve.
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Se tornar mais leve. To lighten.
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Testemunhar. To witness. O feriado. The holiday. A mudança.
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The change.
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Discipar. To dissipate. Desenrolar.
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To unfold.
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Esconder. To hide. As feridas.
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The wounds.
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Os segredos. The secrets. Escolher.
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To choose.
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Unir. to unite.
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