This is the 9061st most frequent Portuguese word.
bandas
"Bandas" in English means "bands" or "sides," depending on context.
The word 'bandas' here refers to musical groups or bands.
Gosto de ouvir bandas de rock no meu tempo livre.
I like to listen to rock bands in my free time.
In this context, 'bandas' is used to describe frequency bands, as in telecommunications.
Há boas bandas de wifi em nossa região.
There are good wifi bands in our region.
Here, 'bandas' is used to mean areas or sides, colloquially used to refer to places.