Can you believe it? / Is that even possible?
O cara cobrou cem reais por um café. Tem base?
The guy charged a hundred reais for a coffee. Can you believe it?
The defining Goiano interjection of disbelief — literally 'is there any basis?'. Studied since 2003 by the Grupo de Estudos Funcionalistas of the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), it's so identified with the state that it appears on flags and t-shirts as a marker of regional identity.
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