Patinerais

Patinerais is a term found in Portuguese-language contexts with no single, universally accepted definition. It can refer to groups of people who practice skating in urban environments, or to places where skating activity is a defining feature. The form appears to be built from the verb patinar (to skate) and a plural/collective-sounding suffix, but it is uncommon in standard dictionaries, where patinadores (skaters) and patinação (skating) are preferred.

In contemporary usage, patinerais may denote several related ideas: a community of skaters in a neighborhood or city, a cluster of spaces conducive to skating such as squares and skate parks, or a fictional or poetic label in literature and music that evokes skating culture. The term is mainly encountered in informal speech, on social media, and in regional dialects, and its exact sense is determined by context.

Because patinerais is not a formal designation, there are no official institutions or histories universally associated with it. In formal writing, the term should be defined clearly at first use to avoid ambiguity. See also patinação, patinadores, skate park, urban culture.