Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Braço Forte - Mão Amiga
English translation:
Powerful Arm - Helping Hand
Portuguese term
Brazil
Localization,translation&interpretation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Braço Forte - Mão Amiga
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Military, maths & tech - EN>PTBR
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
Powerful Arm - Helping Hand
E escolhi o adjetivo "helping" pois usar "friend hand" pode significar apenas amizade, mas "helping" pode significar algo/alguém que ajuda no momento mais difícil, que "tira da lama", o que acho que é o que melhor se aplica à imagem que o EB quer passar.
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ERRATA: "helping" não é adjetivo, mas sim um particípio "-ing".
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Mario Freitas
: Concordo com Helping Hand + o Iron Fist do Nick.
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Obrigado, mas acho "iron fist" inadequado, pois refere-se a governos autoritários, ditatoriais, opressores; enquanto que "powerful Arm" sugere alta capacidade, e, portanto, confiabilidade.
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philgoddard
26 mins
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Thank you, sir.
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Bett
: yes
1 hr
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Thank you.
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Andrew Bramhall
1 hr
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Thank you.
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Paulinho Fonseca
7 hrs
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Obrigado.
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Paulo Melo
9 hrs
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Obrigado.
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Iron fist - Hand of friendship
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Mario Freitas
: Yes for Iron Fist
10 mins
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Cheers Mário :-)
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philgoddard
: As Jefferson says, "iron fist" has inappropriate connotations.
33 mins
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Bett
: I think "iron fist" is not what the original meaning of the motto...
1 hr
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Andrew Bramhall
: Agree with PG and Bett; 'iron fist' not the right idea here.
2 hrs
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Combat Power - Help Capacity
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Exército Brasileiro – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
wikipedia.org
https://pt.wikipedia.org › wiki › Exército_Brasileiro
Exército Brasileiro (EB) é uma das três Forças Armadas do Brasil, responsável, ... A Estratégia Braço Forte também prevê a substituição dos fuzis utilizados ...
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Strong Arm - Friendly Hand
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Jefferson Pereira
: Acho melhor que seja usada essa (só por segurança).
35 mins
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Obrigada, Jefferson, eu concordo consigo :)
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Andrew Bramhall
: Lacks consonance in English though;//Irrelevant; just based my view on how it sounds, that's all.I'm not saying it's wrong.
47 mins
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Did you even bother to check the link I included. It seems that the term is widely accepted by English speaking entities...//"Im not saying it's wrong." deserves a "Neutral" in your opinion? OK. Fine by me. Why don't you make a suggestion of your own?
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Dayana Hashim
: Concordo. Não tem por que reinventar a roda.
1 day 5 hrs
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Obrigada, Dayana!
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Strong Arms - Helping Hands
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
speak softly and carry a big stick
Because that group is violent and unpredictable, I think you need to speak softly and carry a big stick when you deal with them.
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Andrew Bramhall
: That's certainly the idea;// spurious, mean-spirited disagree by Bett;
25 mins
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thanks
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philgoddard
: The asker didn't explain that it's the slogan of the Brazilian army, so this doesn't work.
1 hr
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Bett
: for the motto of the Army does not work
2 hrs
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Nick Taylor
3 hrs
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Brazil
Trilingual translator and proofreader
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Japanese to Portuguese, and 3 more.
Reliable arm - Friendly hand
Mighty Arm - Helping Hand
another suggestion. As this is the motto of the armed forces, I believe its intent is to show that they will fight with might, and help the citizens whenever needed.
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