What you can buy with 20 reais for the Brazilian São João festival

foi jogar bloco no vizinho e se deu mal

He went to put away the snack and it backfired.

Tried to light the firework and it went wrong

Foi dizer que era só mais esse e se deu mal

Said they were done drinking and lived to regret it

He tried to play it safe and ended up losing.

Tried to name them and it backfired

Tried to throw the acerola and it backfired

Foi dizer que era só mais essa e se deu mal 

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