What does “pagar o preço” mean in Portuguese?
Por que a maioria desiste antes dos resultados
B1 Portuguese listening practice · Brazilian Portuguese · Curated for intermediate learners
This motivational clip lands its thesis early: «a maioria das pessoas não estão dispostas a pagar o preço» (“most people aren’t willing to pay the price”). To pagar o preço is “to pay the price,” to put in the slow, unglamorous work long before any reward shows up.
It’s a staple of Brazil’s huge self-help and coaching scene, where speakers warn against the sede (the “thirst”) for instant results: the gym for a month, the diet for four days, then desistir (to give up). The price, the clip insists, is patience. Pay it, or quit.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
- ▸Across Brazilian coaching, fitness, and self-help content.
- ▸In Brazilian motivational podcasts and Instagram reels.
- ▸Alongside desistir (“to give up”) and the sede for quick wins.
- ▸In everyday Brazilian pep talks about long-term goals.