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[[Brazilian Portuguese]]

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(Warning: I'm using my personal knowledge of my culture. Do not cite me, neither trust in me!)

• [[Dangerous]], [[useful]], [[ingenious]], [[funny]], and [[stupid]] [[workaround]]s can all be called [[gambiarra]]s.
• A few specific things in [[Brazilian culture]] which would probably evoke the idea of a [[gambiarra]] to a [[Brazil]]ian like me:
  • [[Gato]]:
    • a slang for a [[clandestine]] [[electrical connection]].
      • It can be used for other kinds of [[clandestine]] connection, such as [[Internet]] or [[TV]].
        • You can specify: [[gato de luz]]/[[gato de energia elétrica]] ([[electricity]]), [[gato de internet]], [[gato de TV]], etc.
      • It's homonymous with the word we use for a [[male]] [[cat]].
      • It has a relation to [[poverty]], [[marginalization]], and [[favela]]s, in which they are quite common and [[normal]]ized. It also evokes [[improvisation]] and [[haphazardness]].
        • They're [[normal]]ized enough that one can easily find [[video]]s with instructions to make them with [[million]]s of views on [[Youtube]].
        • When they're done directly on [[utility pole]]s, they can get really [[messy]]:
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  • [[T]]/[[Benjamim]] (and any other kinds of [[plug adapter]]s, [[multi-outlets]], [[extension cable]]s, etc.):
    • [[T]], also known in a few places as a [[benjamim]], is a slang for a very common [[T]]-shaped [[multi-outlet]].
    • [[Self-explanatory]] relationship with [[gambiarra]]:
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