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Posto

English translation: Health Care Unit

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Portuguese term or phrase:Posto de Saúde
English translation:Health Care Unit
Entered by: Jorge Rodrigues

22:47 May 22, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Posto
In a birth certificate from Bahia: "nascido a ... nesta Capital no Posto Aurora Leitao

A minha duvida e o termo " Posto" Center? Community? Compound??

Anyhing?? Agradecida! Isabel R.
isarcat
Local time: 02:54
Health Care Unit
Explanation:
"Posto", in this case, is "Posto de Saúde". "Postos de Saúde" are small, government-run, health care units operating in the outskirts of most Brazilian cities.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-22 22:57:28 GMT)
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The person was born at the Aurora Leitão Health Care Unit, in the Capital City of the State of Bahia.
Selected response from:

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Local time: 03:54
Grading comment
Thank you all! I did confirm that it was in fact a health centre
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11Health Care Unit
Jorge Rodrigues
4 +1Place of
António Ribeiro
4 -1Place
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Place


Explanation:
Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lumen (X): Posto is short for Posto de Saúde.
31 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Health Care Unit


Explanation:
"Posto", in this case, is "Posto de Saúde". "Postos de Saúde" are small, government-run, health care units operating in the outskirts of most Brazilian cities.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-22 22:57:28 GMT)
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The person was born at the Aurora Leitão Health Care Unit, in the Capital City of the State of Bahia.

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Local time: 03:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thank you all! I did confirm that it was in fact a health centre

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lumen (X): Totally
1 min
  -> Many thanks, Lumen.
agree  António Ribeiro: Foi bem pensado.
6 mins
  -> Muito obrigado, António.
agree  Deborah do Carmo
8 mins
  -> Obrigado, Deborah.
agree  Mariana Moreira
9 mins
  -> Obrigado, Mariana.
agree  Claudia Costa
27 mins
  -> Obrigado, Claudia.
agree  Ana Thompson
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Ana.
agree  rhandler
33 mins
  -> Obrigado, rhandler.
agree  Marisa Pacheco: Falou, cumpadi.
52 mins
  -> Obrigado, cumadi.
agree  Marcella S.
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, VittoriaM.
agree  Isabel Vidigal
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado novamente, Isabel.
agree  Felipe Simões
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Felipe.
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Place of


Explanation:
Eu diria Place of Aurora Leitão

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-05-22 23:08:02 GMT)
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Como a Lumen diz, Posto NEM SEMPRE é \"Posto de Saúde\". Salvo, se a \"Bola de Cristal\" estiver operacional!!!!

António Ribeiro
Local time: 16:54
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Powers (PhD)
1 min
disagree  Lumen (X): Posto geralmente é *Posto de Saúde*. Pois é muito corrente em Português do Brasil.
7 mins
  -> O que mais gosto no seu "disagree" é a sua sugestão. Quero dizer, não a consigo ver!!!!!!
agree  Mariana Moreira
14 mins
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