This is the 5455th most frequent Portuguese word.
sumiço
"Disappearance" or "vanishing."
In this sentence, 'sumiço' refers to the disappearance or the act of something vanishing, often used to describe the loss or untraceability of an object.
O sumiço do documento causou muitos problemas.
The disappearance of the document caused many problems.
Here, 'sumiço' is used to indicate the disappearance of a person, implying that the individual is missing or unaccounted for.
Depois do seu sumiço, ninguém sabia onde ele estava.
After his disappearance, no one knew where he was.
In this example, 'sumiço' denotes a self-decided period of absence, where someone informs others of their temporary unavailability, emphasizing volitional absence.