Etymology

Blend of EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO hell +‎ Rio de JaneiroCategory:Portuguese blends#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO. Due to intense temperatures and/or poor quality of life, especially in the state capital. First attested in 2007.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hell de Janeiro mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Portuguese multiword terms#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Pages with entries#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO

1. (colloquialCategory:Portuguese colloquialisms#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO, humorousCategory:Portuguese humorous terms#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO, derogatoryCategory:Portuguese derogatory terms#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO, Internet slangCategory:Portuguese internet slang#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO) derogatory name for Rio de Janeiro: a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of BrazilCategory:pt:Derogatory names for places#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Derogatory names for cities#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Derogatory names for cities#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Rio de Janeiro#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Rio de Janeiro#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Rio de Janeiro#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Rio de Janeiro#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Cities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Cities in Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:State capitals of Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Places in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Places in Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Former capitals#HELL%20DE%20JANEIROCategory:pt:Places in Brazil#HELL%20DE%20JANEIRO
   • 2007 November 12, @marlenedualiby, Twitter‎ (post), archived from the original on 16 February 2025:

     De volta do Hell de janeiro, eu achei bonito, adorei a cidade! Não é tão mal quanto dizem!

     Back from “Hell de Janeiro”, I thought it was beautiful, loved the city! It's not as bad as they say!

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   • 2010 January, Leleco 22, “Hell de Janeiro” (3:33 from the start) ft. Bonde da Stronda, Rio de Janeiro:

     Ó cidade linda, ó cidade em chamas / Aqui é Hell de Janeiro, inferno com nirvana

     O gorgeous city, O city on fire. That's “Hell de Janeiro”, hell with nirvana

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   • 2023 November 13, “Os 31 melhores MEMES sobre o calor no Rio de Janeiro”, in Diário do Rio‎, Rio de Janeiro, archived from the original on 11 December 2023:

     Já pode mudar o nome da cidade para Hell de Janeiro

     The name of the city can be changed to “Hell de Janeiro” already

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   • 2025 February 13, Carla Bittencourt, “Altas temperaturas no Rio de Janeiro desafiam gravações de novelas com operação especial”, in Portal Leo Dias‎, São Paulo, archived from the original on 16 February 2025:

     A equipe de “Dona de Mim”, próxima novela das sete da Globo, tem adotado estratégias para driblar o “Hell de Janeiro” e seguir o cronograma de filmagens.

     The staff of “Dona de Mim”, the next Globo's seven o'clock novela, has adopted strategies to get around “Hell de Janeiro” and follow the filming schedule.

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