快速答案
dado 是记录的原始数据或事实；informação 是这些事实在语境中传达的内容。
可靠的方法是先判断这个词在句子里的功能，再翻译。
每个词的作用
dado
data point or given fact
Use dado for a recorded measurement, observation, value, or item used in analysis.
informação
information
Use informação for meaningful knowledge communicated or produced by organizing and interpreting data.
如何选择
- dado: Choose dado if the sentence points to a recorded measurement, observation, value, or item used in analysis.
- informação: Choose informação if the sentence points to meaningful knowledge communicated or produced by organizing and interpreting data.
例句
O dado mostra uma queda de dez por cento.
The data point shows a ten percent drop.
A informação foi confirmada pela equipe.
The information was confirmed by the team.
常见误区
In ordinary speech they overlap. In analysis, keep dados as the evidence and informação as the meaning drawn or communicated.
放到语境中练习
从你的真实生活中选一个句子，写两遍：一次用 dado，一次用 informação。如果两个版本都可以，说明意思怎样变化。