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Pelo contrário: os dados mostram uma melhora.

On the contrary: the data show an improvement.

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Why every word is where it is

Pelo1prepositionby the, for thepor + ocontrário1nouncontrarymasc. · sing.:osdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitedadosnoundatadado · masc. · pl.mostramverbshowmostrar · present · 3rd pl.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefinitemelhoranounimprovementfem. · sing..
  • dados → mostram: plural

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Pelo contrário (por + o) = on the contrary; ao contrário de = unlike. Discourse connectors for argument & writing →