olá pessoal

[o-LÁ pes-so-AL]

interjection + noun

hello everyone; hey folks

1. A casual, informal greeting addressed to a group of people

Hello everyone, how are you all doing?

Olá pessoal, como vocês estão?

2. A friendly way to address a collective group in social or casual contexts

Hey folks, let's get started!

Olá pessoal, vamos começar!

NYC Slang

yo y'all; hey folks

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

olá pessoal

Most common form; widely used in casual speech and social media

Rio de Janeiro

e aí pessoal

Slightly more informal variant preferred in Rio

São Paulo

olá galera

Common alternative using 'galera' instead of 'pessoal'

Portugal

olá rapazes/raparigas

Less commonly used; Portuguese prefer 'olá a todos' or 'olá malta'

olá pessoal, tudo bem?

olá pessoal, beleza?

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