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Is the word feios the same in Brazilian and European Portuguese?

Yes

The word "feios" is identical in spelling, meaning, and grammar in both Brazilian and Continental Portuguese. The only differences are phonetic:

Brazilian Portuguese Examples:

  1. Esses caras são muito feios. (Those guys are very ugly.)
  2. Esses sapatos são bem feios. (Those shoes are quite ugly.)
  3. Os desenhos ficaram feios. (The drawings turned out ugly.)
  4. Essas coisas que ele fez foram feias. (Those things he did were ugly/bad.)
  5. Os dias estão feios. (The days are ugly/bad.)

Continental Portuguese Examples:

  1. Esses tipos são muito feios. (Those guys are very ugly.)
  2. Estes sapatos são muito feios. (These shoes are very ugly.)
  3. Os desenhos ficaram feios. (The drawings turned out ugly.)
  4. Estas atitudes foram feias. (These attitudes/actions were ugly/bad.)
  5. Os dias têm estado feios. (The days have been ugly/bad.)