This is the 2983rd most frequent Portuguese word.
sic
"Sic" in Portuguese means "thus" or "so," used to indicate that a preceding quote is reproduced exactly as it originally appears, including errors.
Here, 'sic' indicates that the quotation directly reflects the original statement, maintaining its phrasing despite any grammatical or factual inaccuracy.
Eles disseram que 'não há problema nenhum com o sistema [sic]' na reunião de ontem.
They said 'there is no problem at all with the system [sic]' in yesterday's meeting.
In this case, 'sic' is used to indicate that the quoted term has been faithfully reproduced as it appeared in the original text, despite the misspelling ('mejores').
O artigo de jornal afirmou que 'os resultados foram os mejores [sic] da história'.
The newspaper article claimed that 'the results were the best [sic] in history'.
Here, 'sic' is used to preserve the integrity of the quoted statement, noting any unusual or unexpected phrasing or content.