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the ache for something you may never have lost in the first place.
untranslatablePortuguese coined it; English never managed a rival.
national poetFado music exists mostly to perform it.
phantom longingYou can feel it for futures that never happened.
own holidayBrazil marks Saudade Day every January 30th.
sailor rootsBorn from those left behind by Portuguese explorers.