síndrome de vira-lata
Portuguese, noun
síndrome de vira-lata is spelled S-Í-N-D-R-O-M-E-D-E-V-I-R-A-L-A-T-A (18 letters). Síndrome de vira-lata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the belief, held by a Brazilian, that Brazil is inferior to other countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does síndrome de vira-lata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe belief, held by a Brazilian, that Brazil is inferior to other countries
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. o mesmo que complexo de vira-lata
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.