| 词条 | Jeitinho |
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The word "jeitinho" is the diminutive form of jeito, which comes from the expression dar um jeito, meaning "to find a way". It implies the use of resources at hand, as well as personal connections, and creativity. Como é que ele conseguiu os bilhetes? How did he get the tickets? Ele deu um jeito. He found a way. One way to understand jeitinho is as a recurso de esperteza, which means a resource used by espertos — savvy, cunning, or sly individuals who use common sense and prior knowledge, as well as naturally gifted intelligence in their thought processes. It implies that a person is "street-smart", but not necessarily "book-smart." It typically also connotes opportunism, pragmatism, and using one's networks, with little regard for the law, the state or for persons outside of one's own circle or family. Scholarly discussionBrazilian scholar and historian Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda connects the concept of jeitinho to Brazil's mixed heritage and Iberian ancestry in his book "Roots of Brazil" (Raízes do Brasil). In this work, jeitinho is tied to the idea that a typical Brazilian is a friendly, cordial man, prone to making initial decisions based on his emotions instead of his reason, and that this feature can be found everywhere in the country, from the highest offices of government to the most common situations of everyday life. Jeitinho is also observed in Rio de Janeiro's carnival industry by the scholar Roberto DaMatta in his book "Carnavais, Malandros e Heróis" (Carnival, Rogues and Heroes. Notre Dame Press). Da Matta sees jeitinho in the creative culture of carnival. Similarity to other termsThe terms "malandro" and "malandragem", which can be roughly translated as "rogue" and "roguishness", are very similar to the "jeitinho", but these terms imply a greater degree of breaking the rules, as opposed to bending the rules. Elsewhere in Latin America, similar concepts include viveza criolla in Argentina and Uruguay, juega vivo in Panama and malicia indígena in Colombia. See also
References1. ^"Popular cinema in Brazil, 1930-2001", by Stephanie Dennison, Lisa Shaw, 2004, {{ISBN|0-7190-6499-6}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=mQsHp5Re3IoC&pg=PA21&dq=malandragem&hl=en&ei=rCb6TezzNofniAK4vtDoBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=malandragem&f=false section "Malandragem and jeitinho"] External links
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