Falida

Falida is the feminine form of the Portuguese adjective falido, meaning bankrupt or insolvent. It is used to describe a person, company, or organization that cannot meet its financial obligations. The masculine form is falido, and the plural forms are falidos (masculine) and falidas (feminine). The term is common in both Portugal and Brazil, appearing in news reports, business analyses, and everyday speech. Examples include "a empresa foi declarada falida" and "uma carreira falida," illustrating both corporate insolvency and failed ventures.

The word derives from the verb falir, meaning to fail or go bankrupt. In usage, falida often denotes a status resulting from financial failure, rather than a permanent character trait. In formal or legal contexts, synonyms such as falência (bankruptcy) and insolvente (insolvent) are also used; falida tends to be more common in everyday language or narrative.

Usage notes emphasize that falida can carry a negative or pejorative connotation when applied to people, so it is used with caution in sensitive contexts. While widely understood, it is not typically employed as a formal legal designation on its own; rather, it appears as part of descriptive phrases about financial health or outcomes.

There is no widely recognized geographical or organizational entity officially named Falida. When encountered as a proper noun, it usually refers to context-specific names rather than a general term. In contrast, falido/falida remains the common descriptive vocabulary for financial failure in Portuguese.