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A hotel sign says 'Favor não incomodar.' What does it mean?

Please do not disturb

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  1. Please clean the room
  2. Please do not disturb ✔
  3. Please pay now

Why: Favor não incomodar means please do not disturb. Using favor alone for please is Brazilian; in Portugal the sign usually says Não incomodar.

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Answer: Please do not disturb. Favor não incomodar means please do not disturb. Using favor alone for please is Brazilian; in Portugal the sign usually says Não incomodar.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    Favor não incomodar.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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