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Depois da tempestade vem a bonança.

After the storm comes the calm.

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Why every word is where it is

Depoisadverbafterdaprepositionof thede + a · fem. · sing. · definitetempestadenounstormfem. · sing.vem1verbcomesvir · present · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitebonança2nouncalm (at sea)fem. · sing..

Depois → tempestade: depois de + a = da
bonança → vem: subject after vir

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«vir» with the subject after it: vem a bonança.
2
«bonança» = calm weather at sea; Spanish «bonanza» has the same root.