lugar de fala

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “place of speech”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈɡa(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ/ [luˈɡa(h) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈɡa(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ/ [luˈɡa(h) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /luˈɡa(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /luˈɡa(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ/ [luˈɡa(χ) d͡ʒi ˈfa.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈɡa(ɻ) de ˈfa.la/

Noun

lugar de fala m (plural lugares de fala)

1. (sociology, Brazil) social position occupied by individuals with specific experiences of oppression, giving them the authority and legitimacy to speak on issues related to those experiences

   Ela é branca e não tem lugar de fala sobre as questões que afetam as pessoas negras. ― She is white and does not have the authority (literally, "place of speech") to speak on issues that affect Black people.

Further reading

• lugar de fala on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt