Imigrantes de Sucesso

Helena Ferretti

Parece que a cidade tá me expulsando.

7:09

At 6:02, Helena says she did not want to move and had never thought of leaving. At 7:09: «Parece que a cidade tá me expulsando.» Brasília, in her words, started to push her out.

Eu acho que eles são cautelosos.

20:42

At 20:42: «Não considero que os portugueses são pessoas fechadas. Eu acho que eles são cautelosos.» She contrasts that with Brazil, where, near 19:31, you meet someone today and tomorrow they are already at your house making a barbecue.

Demorou um ano e tal.

31:13

At 31:13 she tells of applying to revalidate her profession, in May 2022, and receiving the professional body's card in June 2023. «Demorou um ano e tal.» It is the professional order, not a residence card. Near 33:12 she says it can work, because she is an example that it did.

Foi literalmente o Crossfit que me abriu essas portas.

4:22

When she arrived, near 0:48, she was a bit lost. At 3:11, all her friends in Lisbon are from CrossFit. At 4:22: «Foi literalmente o Crossfit que me abriu essas portas.»