O Regresso
Depois de dez anos em Londres, Filipa volta a Braga. Descobre que a cidade mudou — e que o seu amor de juventude ainda está lá.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Filipa tinha partido de Braga aos vinte e dois anos, cheia de ambição. Dez anos depois, voltava — não por derrota, mas por escolha. Londres tinha-lhe dado uma carreira, mas retirado algo difícil de definir.
Filipa had left Braga at twenty-two, full of ambition. Ten years later, she was returning — not out of defeat, but by choice. London had given her a career, but taken something hard to define.
A cidade tinha mudado. Havia novos cafés no centro histórico. Mas o Jardim de Santa Bárbara continuava igual. Ela voltou ao jardim no primeiro dia — era ali que costumava encontrar-se com Rui.
The city had changed. There were new cafés in the historic centre. But the Santa Bárbara Garden remained the same. She returned to the garden on the first day — it was there that she used to meet Rui.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambição | ambition |
| derrota | defeat / failure |
| nó na garganta | lump in the throat (emotion) |
| jardim | garden |
| imóvel | motionless / still |
| distância | distance |
| costumavam | used to (they) |
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