This is the 12365th most frequent Portuguese word.
siglas
"Siglas" means "acronyms" or "initialisms" in English.
In this sentence, 'siglas' refers to abbreviations that represent full names, typically of organizations (e.g., UN for United Nations).
As siglas são usadas para representar nomes de instituições.
Acronyms are used to represent names of institutions.
Here, 'siglas' pertains to the standard two-letter acronyms used to denote Brazilian states.
No Brasil, as siglas dos estados são bastante comuns, como SP para São Paulo.
In Brazil, the acronyms of states are quite common, like SP for São Paulo.
This sentence employs 'siglas' to indicate widely-known acronyms representing international organizations.