Vaga

Vaga is a term used in Portuguese to denote an opening or empty slot. In everyday usage, it most commonly refers to a vacancy, such as a job opening (vaga de emprego) or a free parking space (vaga de estacionamento). It can also denote a gap or space in a sequence or arrangement, e.g., a time slot or a position in a queue. The concept is central in urban planning, public administration, and human resources, where filling a vaga means filling a vacant post or reserving a slot.

The word also appears in toponyms and surnames in some regions, where it is capitalized as a proper noun. As a result, "Vaga" can refer to a place or a person in certain contexts, though such uses are less common in everyday language and depend on local naming.

In other languages, similar terms exist but are not direct equivalents; for instance, Spanish uses palabras like vacante or hueco to convey similar ideas, and in English 'vacancy' or 'slot' would be used.

If you are looking for a specific sense of vaga, consider the surrounding context—employment, transportation, scheduling, or geography—since the meaning changes with usage.