Português
NãoEntendi
From lost to local 🤙

You learned Portuguese.
Rio didn’t get the memo.

You took the course. You land in Rio. And you understand… nada. Because Cariocas don’t talk like a textbook – they talk in gírias: fast, loose street slang no class ever taught you. NãoEntendi is the app that fixes exactly that.

Free PDF right now + one email when the app hits the stores. No newsletter.

↓ See real examples first
App screenshot: home screen with the guided lesson, chapter progress and slang of the day

The problem

Six months of class.
Six seconds on a Rio beach.

Textbook Portuguese gets you through the airport. Then someone at the beach kiosk opens their mouth – and it’s a different language. That feeling has a name: “Não entendi” (“I didn’t get that”). It was the founder’s most-used sentence in his first year in Rio.

Textbook

“Vamos à praia?”

Technically correct. Nobody says it like that.

Rio street

“Partiu praia?”

What your new Carioca friends actually say.

Textbook

“Muito obrigado, meu amigo.”

Polite. Also: instantly marks you as a gringo.

Rio street

“Valeu, irmão!”

Two words, and you sound like you live there.

The proof

Straight from the app – 6 of the 2,212

Every gíria comes with pronunciation, a real example sentence, the situation where you’ll hear it, and a memory trick so it sticks. Here’s a taste:

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partiu

par-CHEW

Let’s go! / Shall we?

“Partiu praia?”

“Beach time?”

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mó

MAW

Super [+ word]

“Mó calor hoje, mermão!”

“So hot today, man!”

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galera

ga-LEH-ra

The crew / People

“A galera toda vai pra praia hoje!”

“The whole crew is going to the beach today!”

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suave

su-AH-vee

Smooth / Easy

“Fica suave, vai dar certo.”

“Stay easy, it will work out.”

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valeu

 

Thanks / See ya

“Valeu pela ajuda, irmão!”

“Thanks for the help, bro!”

💼

grana

 

Cash, money

“Tô sem grana esse mês.”

“I’m out of cash this month.”

2,212
real gírias in the app
100
free to learn, forever
7
real-life situations: beach, boteco, Uber, party…

How it works

Two minutes a day, no grammar drills

NãoEntendi guides you word by word instead of dumping a list on you: chapters of 7 gírias, short lessons that show each new word before quizzing it, and spaced-repetition reviews that bring a word back right when you’d forget it. Pass a quick chapter test to move up. Speed rounds, matching games and stories all feed the same progress – and streaks and XP keep you coming back. The interface speaks English and German; real Carioca audio is in the works.

App screenshot: home screen with the guided lesson, chapter progress and slang of the day

Guided lessons, chapter by chapter

App screenshot: practice screen with your learning path and free practice by situation

Your path + free practice

App screenshot: league ladder from Gringo to Rei da Calçada

Climb from Gringo to Carioca

Nicola – mascot

Built by someone who lived the problem. Nicola is a Swiss guy who moved to Rio and understood nothing – “não entendi” was his most-used sentence. Every gíria in here was collected on the street, one confusing conversation at a time. This is the app he wishes he’d had.

No fake reviews here – the app isn’t even out yet. Judge the words above instead. 🤙

Start today

Get 100 gírias free – before the app launches

Join the launch waitlist and you’ll immediately get our free PDF: “100 Gírias Cariocas” – 100 gírias straight from the app as a beautifully designed cheat sheet. We’ll email you once when the app is live. That’s it. No newsletter.

Cover of the free PDF: 100 Gírias Cariocas

8 pages, yours right away

Join the waitlist 🤙

  • Right now: the 100-gírias PDF, free.
  • At launch: exactly one email. No newsletter.
  • Your voice: reply to that email and tell us what to build next – we read everything.

We use your email only to send the launch announcement. No tracking, no list-selling. See our privacy policy.

Questions

FAQ

When does the app launch?

We’re in the final stretch before the App Store and Google Play release. Waitlist members get the launch email first – and the free 100-gírias PDF right away.

Is it free?

100 gírias, the quiz and the speed game are free forever. A Pro version unlocks all 2,212 gírias, every situation and all game modes. Pricing will be announced in the app stores at launch.

Which languages does it support?

The app interface is available in English and German. The gírias themselves are Brazilian Portuguese – that’s the point. 🤙 More interface languages are planned.

Does it have audio?

Real Carioca audio recordings are in preparation with a native speaker from Rio. Until then, every gíria has a written pronunciation guide.

Is this for beginners or advanced learners?

Both. If you already speak some Portuguese, gírias are the missing layer between “correct” and “local”. If you’re starting out, the app teaches survival slang first – the words you’ll hear on day one.