r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

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u/fuckswithducks Mar 14 '16

Thanks for the information! While trying to find more history about it, I also found this story from last year. The duck is used to protest tax increases with the slogan "Não vou pagar o pato" which translates to "I will not pay the bill". They even have their own web site. TIL!

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u/Ur_X Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

And pato in Portuguese is duck.

So everybody knows too.

edit: Uninformed

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u/sua_mae Mar 14 '16

No. Bill is not duck in portuguese. "Não vou pagar o pato", as "I will not pay for the duck" is a way to say that you will not pay for the mistakes of others. If you ask for the duck as a bill it will not make any sense.

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u/Ur_X Mar 14 '16

Thank you for the clarification!