Get your kicks on Route 66

Almost ten years ago I got an email with names of cities in RS translated to English. I remember some of them were great and decided to rewrite that list, just for kicks (só por diversão).

The original idea is not mine, though. Unfortunately!

Agua Santa  Water Fag
Agudo  High Pitched
Alegrete  Little Happy
Alegria  Happiness
Alto Alegre  Tall gay man
Alto Feliz  Tall happy man
Alvorada  Dawn
Andre da Rocha  Rock’s Andrew
Anta Gorda  Stupid Fat Person
Arroio Grande  Big Creek
Arroio do Meio  Middle Creek
Arroio do Sal  Salt Creek
Arroio do Tigre  Tiger Creek
Arroio dos Ratos  Rats’ Creek
Arvorezinha  Little Tree
Augusto Pestana  August Nap
Barao do Triunfo  Victory’s Baron
Barra Funda  Deep Bar
Barracao  Big Cottage
Boa Vista das Missoes  Good View of the Missions
Bom Principio  Good Beginning
Bom Retiro do Sul  South’s Good Removal
Cacequi  Hunt Here
Cachoeirinha  Little Waterfall
Caicara  I fell, dude
Campo Bom  Good Field
Candelaria  Chandelier
Candido Godoi  Sweet Godoy
Canela  Shin
Canoas  Canoes
Carahá Face There Is
Carazinho  Little Guy
Caseiros  Homemades
Caxias do Sul  Nerd of the South
Centenario  100th Anniversary
Chapada  Stoned
Charrua  Tea Street
Chuvisca  It Rains a Little
Condor  With Pain
Coxilha  Thigh Island
Crissiumal  Grew Up Bad
Cruz Alta  High Cross
David Canabarro  David Bamboomud
Derrubadas  Droppeds
Dois Irmaos  Two Brothers
Dom Pedrito  Gift Little Peter
Encantado  Nice to Meet You
Engenho Velho  Old Engine
Entre Rios do Sul  Between Rivers of the South
Espumoso Foamy
Estancia Velha Old Ranch
Faxinal do Soturno  Cleaning of the Creepy Guy
Faxinalzinho  Little Cleaning
Feliz  Happy
Formigueiro  Ant Hill
Gentil  Kind
Glorinha  Little Glory
Gramado  Lawn
Gravatai  Tie There
Harmonia  Everything in Balance
Humaita  One And That’s It
Ibiraiaras  And Beer, Iaras
Ibirapuita  And Beer for Ethan
Igrejinha  Little Church
Irai  To Go There
Itaqui  And It’s Here
Ivoti  And I’ll ... you
Jari  I already Laughed
Joia  Neat
Lagoao  Big Lagoon
Linha Nova  New Line
Machadinho  Little Axe
Marata  Sea To Tie
Marau  Sea Dog Bark
Mata  Kill
Mato Castelhano  I Kill Spaniards
Mato Leitao  I Kill Baby Pigs
Minas do Leao  Lion’s Chicks
Monte Alegre dos Campos  Happy Hill of the Fields
Monte Belo do Sul  Pretty Hill of the South
Montenegro  Black Hill
Mormaco  Cloudy But Hot
Morro Redondo  I Die Really Fat
Muitos Capoes  Many Guys Without Balls
Nao-Me-Toque  Don’t Touch Me
Nonoai  No, There Isn’t
Nova Prata  New Silver
Novo Barreiro  New Mud Spot
Osorio  Wow, I Just Laugh
Parai  Stop There
Pareci Novo  I Looked Young
Passa Sete  Seven Pass
Passo Fundo  Deep Step
Passo do Sobrado   Step of the Leftover
Pelotas Balls
Poco das Antas   Stupid Girls’ Well
Pontao  Big Joint Leftover
Portao  Big Door
Porto Alegre  Gay Harbor
Porto Maua  Bad There Is Harbor
Porto Vera Cruz  See the Cross Harbor
Quarai  Bleach There
Rio Grande  I Laugh Big
Rio dos Indios  I Laugh at the Indians
Riozinho  I Laugh a Little
Sao Nicolau  Santa Claus
Sao Valentim  Little Brave Saint
Sao Valerio do Sul  Saint Worth a River of the South
Sede Nova  New Thirst
Segredo  Confidential
Senador Salgado Filho  Salty Son Senator
Sentinela do Sul  I Felt it in Her of the South
Serafina Correa  It Will Be a Thin Chain
Serio  Really
Sobradinho  Little Leftover
Tapera  Ok, Wait
Tapes  Thou Shalt Cover

Taquara  Bamboo
Tramandai  Planning There
Travesseiro  Pillow
Tres Coroas  Three Old People
Triunfo  Victory
Vacaria  Laugh, Bitch
Vale Real  It’s Worth Real
Vera Cruz To See the Cross
Viadutos  Overpasses
Viamao  I Saw the Hand