Colloquialisms, sayings, & Slang

Sayings about Patience

De grão em grão, a galinha enche o papo. - Grain by grain a chicken fills its tummy

De moeda em moeda se faz uma fortuna - Coin by coin one makes a fortune

Devagar se vai longe - [By] going slowly you go far

The Brazilian equivalent of “slow and steady wins the race”

Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura. - If soft water strikes the hard stone long enough, eventually it will create a hole

Literally, “soft water on hard stone, strikes so much that it pierces [through]”