European Portuguese

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Brazilian Portuguese, because European Portuguese is a completely different...

I shouldn't say completely-

Yeah

They were clearly using Google Translate to allow themselves to cast the widest net possible, though this sometimes tripped them up.

For example, a Brazilian author only realized they were dealing with a thief when they started using European Portuguese.

The thief would ramp up their activity around major events like the Frankfurt Book Fair or the National Book Festival.

They would mostly email during New York working hours and usually on weekdays.