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Gírias — slang — change from city to city and from one generation to the next. These are the ones you'll hear most:

Gíria Meaning Who and where
massa great, cool all over, but above all the Northeast and Brasília
maneiro cool Rio above all
da hora cool São Paulo above all
top great, excellent nationwide, all ages
mó really, so — before a noun or adjective Rio and São Paulo, informal: mó calor (so hot)
demorou! you bet! let's do it! Rio and São Paulo, younger people
valeu thanks; also bye nationwide, informal
beleza OK, sounds good · Beleza? — How's it going? nationwide, informal
  • Mó is short for maior.
  • Demorou literally means it took a long time — as in, what are we waiting for? It's the eager answer to an invitation.