Tag: Saudade

Just saying this exotic little word out loud fills me with, well…saudade. As a word nerd and avid traveler, I’m always running across foreign terms that don’t translate cleanly into English. Take saudade from Portuguese — it roughly means a melancholy-tinged longing or no...

It’s difficult to think of Portugal, and not think of “saudade”. It’s one of those non-translate-able words. A word that captures the essence of a place. Its core feeling. To know the word is to experience it for yourself. Loosely described, in case this is your firs...