This is the 3082nd most frequent Portuguese word.
artifício
A clever or deceptive device or technique; an artifice.
Here, 'artifício' is used to mean a device or contrivance created for a specific purpose.
O inventor criou um artifício que simplificou o processo.
The inventor created a contrivance that simplified the process.
In this sentence, 'artifício' refers to artistic techniques or methods used to create an effect.
A obra do artista é cheia de artifícios para engajar o olhar do público.
The artist's work is full of artifices to engage the audience's attention.
The word 'artifício' is employed here to mean a rhetorical or strategic maneuver to achieve a communicative goal.