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Finding Belonging: Duarte's Journey Through the Past Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Pt: Duarte estava sentado numa esquina do refeitório, olhando para o velho álbum de fotografias que encontrou por acaso.
En: Duarte was sitting in a corner of the cafeteria, looking at the old photo album he found by chance.
Pt: Era verão, e o sol quente entrava pelas janelas altas do orfanato, banhando o espaço com uma luz dourada.
En: It was summer, and the warm sun entered through the high windows of the orphanage, bathing the space in a golden light.
Pt: O cheiro doce de pão fresco assava na cozinha, mas Duarte estava distraído pelo que tinha nas mãos.
En: The sweet smell of fresh bread was baking in the kitchen, but Duarte was distracted by what he had in his hands.
Pt: O orfanato, localizado nos arredores de Lisboa, tinha paredes antigas de pedra e pisos de madeira que rangiam a cada passo.
En: The orphanage, located on the outskirts of Lisboa, had ancient stone walls and wooden floors that creaked with every step.
Pt: Duarte vivia ali desde pequeno e muitas vezes pensava sobre suas origens, mas nunca teve pistas.
En: Duarte had lived there since he was young and often thought about his origins, but he never had any clues.
Pt: Até hoje.
En: Until today.
Pt: A fotografia era antiga, desbotada nas bordas, mostrando um casal jovem sorrindo.
En: The photograph was old, faded at the edges, showing a young couple smiling.
Pt: Duarte olhou mais de perto, procurando nelas algum traço familiar.
En: Duarte looked more closely, searching in it for any familiar trait.
Pt: Por mais que tentasse, não conseguia afastar a possibilidade que estas duas pessoas pudessem ser seus pais.
En: As much as he tried, he couldn't shake the possibility that these two people could be his parents.
Pt: Isabel, a cuidadora, era uma mulher bondosa, mas protetora, talvez até demais.
En: Isabel, the caretaker, was a kind but perhaps overly protective woman.
Pt: Duarte sabia que ela não aprovaria suas buscas.
En: Duarte knew she wouldn't approve of his searches.
Pt: "Porquê remexer no passado?"
En: "Why dig into the past?"
Pt: Isabel sempre dizia.
En: Isabel always said.
Pt: Mas Duarte precisava saber.
En: But Duarte needed to know.
Pt: Precisava de alguém que o ajudasse, alguém como Tiago.
En: He needed someone to help him, someone like Tiago.
Pt: Tiago, com seus cabelos desgrenhados e olhos astutos, era seu melhor amigo e conhecia cada canto do orfanato.
En: Tiago, with his tousled hair and sharp eyes, was his best friend and knew every corner of the orphanage.
Pt: Juntos, eles formavam uma equipe imbatível.
En: Together, they formed an unbeatable team.
Pt: Uma noite, enquanto o prédio dormia, Tiago e Duarte foram até o sótão.
En: One night, while the building slept, Tiago and Duarte went up to the attic.
Pt: Entre caixas de papel velhas, encontraram um arquivo poeirento.
En: Among old paper boxes, they found a dusty file.
Pt: Ali, uma informação - um endereço em Lisboa.
En: There, an information - an address in Lisboa.
Pt: O coração de Duarte acelerou.
En: Duarte's heart raced.
Pt: Era esse o fio que precisava puxar.
En: This was the thread he needed to pull.
Pt: À meia-noite, movido por esperança e medo, Duarte escapuliu do orfanato.
En: At midnight, driven by hope and fear, Duarte sneaked out of the orphanage.
