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Hope Renewed: A Family's Reunion in Post-Collapse São Paulo
Fluent Fiction - Portuguese 🇧🇷: Hope Renewed: A Family's Reunion in Post-Collapse São Paulo
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Story Transcript:
Pb: A Primavera estava chegando a São Paulo.
En: Spring was arriving in São Paulo.
Pb: Mas a cidade não era a mesma.
En: But the city was not the same.
Pb: Após o colapso, tudo mudou.
En: After the collapse, everything changed.
Pb: As ruas estavam quebradas.
En: The streets were broken.
Pb: Os prédios, destruídos.
En: The buildings, destroyed.
Pb: Plantas cresciam entre o concreto, reclamando a terra perdida.
En: Plants grew between the concrete, reclaiming the lost land.
Pb: Mateus caminhava pelas ruas desertas.
En: Mateus walked through the deserted streets.
Pb: Ele procurava por sua família.
En: He was searching for his family.
Pb: Seus passos eram cuidadosos, mas seu coração ansioso.
En: His steps were careful, but his heart was anxious.
Pb: O medo de nunca mais ver seu pai, Carlos, e sua irmã, Ana, o empurrava adiante.
En: The fear of never seeing his father, Carlos, and his sister, Ana, pushed him forward.
Pb: Era Dia de Finados.
En: It was All Souls' Day.
Pb: As pessoas sempre visitavam os túmulos dos entes queridos nesse dia.
En: People always visited the graves of loved ones on this day.
Pb: Mateus se lembrava das visitas ao cemitério com sua família.
En: Mateus remembered the visits to the cemetery with his family.
Pb: Agora, ele só podia esperar que eles estivessem seguros.
En: Now, he could only hope they were safe.
Pb: Ele começou sua busca no bairro onde cresceram.
En: He started his search in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Pb: As memórias o inundavam.
En: Memories flooded him.
Pb: A pracinha onde jogava bola.
En: The little square where he played soccer.
Pb: O cheirinho do café na padaria da esquina.
En: The smell of coffee at the corner bakery.
Pb: Tudo parecia tão distante.
En: Everything seemed so distant.
Pb: Silencioso.
En: Silent.
Pb: Mateus passou pela oficina do pai.
En: Mateus passed by his father's workshop.
Pb: As portas estavam escancaradas, o eco das memórias preenchendo o lugar.
En: The doors were wide open, the echo of memories filling the place.
Pb: Ele sussurrou, "Pai, onde você está?"
En: He whispered, "Father, where are you?"
Pb: De repente, ouviu passos abafados.
En: Suddenly, he heard muffled footsteps.
Pb: Ele se virou rapidamente, pronto para lutar ou fugir.
En: He turned quickly, ready to fight or flee.
Pb: O grupo se afastava, mas deixou um rastro.
En: The group moved away but left a trail.
Pb: Mateus decidiu seguir.
En: Mateus decided to follow.
Pb: Os passos o levaram até uma fábrica abandonada.
En: The footsteps led him to an abandoned factory.
Pb: Lá, ele encontrou um abrigo improviseido.
En: There, he found an improvised shelter.
Pb: As pessoas falavam em voz baixa.
En: People spoke in low voices.
Pb: Rumores corriam.
En: Rumors spread.
Pb: "Ouvi dizer que uma família foi vista perto da estação de trem", alguém comentou.
En: "I heard a family was seen near the train station," someone commented.
Pb: Mateus parou, sua respiração presa.
En: Mateus stopped, his breath held.
Pb: Uma família?
En: A family?
Pb: Poderia ser a sua?
En: Could it be his?
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