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Hi there!
So, let me try to explain what is the "sujeito indeterminado" for you, the expression literally means "unidetermined subject", in Portuguese it can happens in two cases:
1) When the verb is conjugated in the 3rd person of the plural
For example: Demoram muito para que sejamos atendidos.
(that means that in general it takes (demoram) a long time to "see" you in a public office for ex.)
DEMORAM - Demoram has no "antecedent", it doesn't refer to someone specifically but to something in general)
2) With the "particle" -SE with verbs in the 3rd person
For example: Vive-se bem em São Paulo.
(That means" ONE lives well in São Paulo)
I think that in both cases you could translate using "ONE..." to mark the unidetermined subject of the action. We're talking here about something in general or about a subject of a sentence which is not "identified", like in Vive-se bem em SP, Vive-se has no subject...
I hope I could help you!
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