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Santo de casa não faz milagre.

No one is a prophet in their own land.

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Why every word is where it is

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  • Santo → faz: santo → faz
  • faz → milagre: fazer milagre

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    «milagre» is masculine with -e (Spanish «milagro»).