What does “viajar” mean in Brazilian slang?

Sonhos de infância sobre viagens espaciais e Vênus

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viajar
Brazilian Portuguese slang for daydreaming
“to travel,” and also “to drift off, daydream, get lost in thought”

Viajar means “to travel,” but Brazilians also use it for trips in your head. Eu viajo muito nessas coisas means “I get really carried away thinking about this stuff.” If you tell someone você está viajando, you mean “you’re zoning out” or “that makes no sense.” The longer version is viajar na maionese, literally “to travel in the mayonnaise”: to ramble off into nonsense.

This clip plays with both meanings. The speaker says that as a child she dreamed of holidays on Venus. The interviewer asks if she means Rio de Janeiro, and she answers eu já estou falando de Vênus (“I’m already talking about Venus”). Then she admits eu viajo muito nessas coisas.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B2 Portuguese listening practice video?

91.7%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Portuguese words
Most of the words in this video are common Portuguese words.

How common in written Portuguese

84.4%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
96.9%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Portuguese

81.3%
Top 1,000
91.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B2. Here is what they mean.

vênus
2×
Not in top 5,000
Venus (planet/goddess)

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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