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The expression "pé rapado" originates from the precarious financial conditions of certain people, who were forced to walk a lot, and consequently, scrape the soles of their shoes on metallic objects scattered on the sidewalks of churches and public buildings. It was even worse for those who were even poorer, as they shaved their own feet. According to the book "Locuções Tradicionais do Brasil", by Luís da Câmara Cascudo, the expression is also related to the population that fought barefoot during the War of the Peddlers and who received the name in a pejorative way.
