solidárias

Solidárias is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective solidário. It describes nouns of feminine gender that are associated with solidarity, mutual aid, or shared responsibility. In ordinary usage, it appears in phrases such as ações solidárias, redes solidárias, or organizações solidárias, where the emphasis is on cooperative or charitable aims. It can also function as a predicate adjective in sentences like "as ações são solidárias."

Origin and usage: The term derives from solidariedade (solidarity), itself from French solidarité and related Latin roots. In Portuguese, solidário and its feminine form solidária are common in social, civic, and charitable contexts. The form solidárias is used when the noun it modifies is feminine and plural, or when used as a substantive referring to "people who act in solidarity" though more common is to specify the noun (as pessoas solidárias).

Contexts: In civil society and non-governmental organizations, solidárias describes mutual-aid networks, volunteer collectives, and community-finance initiatives such as finanças solidárias or bancos solidários that emphasize ethical, inclusive lending and saving practices. The term also appears in contemporary political discourse to denote policies or actions grounded in solidarity.

Legal usage: In law, solidário is used in phrases such as responsabilidade solidária (joint and several liability) or obrigações solidárias; the feminine plural solidárias may occur when the subject is feminine and plural.

See also: solidariedade, solidário, solidariamente, solidarismo.