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Expressions from Belo Horizonte
Barango: something tasteless, unfashionable, tacky
Bololô: scuffle
Boto fé: I believe in this
Breguete: something, some object
Conversa fiada: chatter
De vera: it's true
Ê Trem bão: something good
Esgandaiado: shaggy, disheveled
Falatório: gabble
Foi pro o beleléu / Foi pro brejo: something went wrong
Lavar a égua: take advantage
Paia: something bad
Quitanda: snack, usually homemade
Trem: besides of meaning train, this word can mean "thing"
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