all of a sudden, next thing you know
Quando é fé bateram na porta de casa e eu nem tava esperando.
Next thing I knew, someone was knocking on the door and I wasn't expecting anyone.
Older popular Portuguese for 'when one realizes' — fé here is used in its early sense of 'awareness, taking note' rather than religious faith.
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